Joni Ernst faces a pivotal decision ... Trump’s Cabinet nominees represent a rogue’s gallery of incompetence, cronyism and hostility to the very agencies they are meant to lead.

Ernst is up for election in 2026. To Duckworth, Hegseth isn't smart enough to handle the job. "I mean, he's just not qualified. I asked him very simple questions about, you know, what type of ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) celebrated how Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have set their sights on the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing the revelations she has ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President Donald Trump announced that Pete Hegseth would be his nominee to head the Department of Defense. She didn’t jump on the ...