Key GOP holdout Joni Ernst says she will 'support' Pete Hegseth through nomination process
"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...
Sen. Joni Ernst warms up to Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary after ‘encouraging’ conversation on accusations
Sen. Joni Ernst, who had been reticent about Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth’s forthcoming nomination due to the accusations against him, signaled she is warming up to the former Fox ...
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‘I am a survivor of sexual assault’: Ernst pledges ‘thorough vetting’ for Hegseth
SIMI VALLEY, California — Sen. Joni Ernst, a pivotal swing vote on Pete Hegseth’s embattled nomination for defense secretary, said she’s not ready to support him, speaking out publicly as a ...
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Backlash to Iowa Republican US Sen. Joni Ernst mounts amid Pete Hegseth nomination fight
Joni Ernst is mounting — including from some Iowa ... X that they had a "frank and thorough" conversation. But in a Fox News interview the next day, she said she has not gotten to a "yes ...
Forget Mexico. Could Kari Lake be shipped off to Iowa to challenge Joni Ernst? | Opinion
Fresh off her second loss in Arizona, there's talk of a drive to get Kari Lake to return to her native Iowa to challenge GOP ...