The GOP-controlled Senate ... my job as a United States senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense,” said Ernst, a member of the Armed Services Committee.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate confirmation much easier.

WASHINGTON — The Senate ... a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense,” Ernst said in a statement. “As I serve on the Armed Services Committee ...

Sen. Joni Ernst revealed she is officially supporting Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense after Tuesday's hearing.

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth appears before the Armed Services Committee. CSPAN Republican Senator Joni Ernst ... and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of the Defense Department has enough Republican support needed to clear the Senate Armed Services Committee ... Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa was the only ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm ... during a sometimes tense confirmation hearing of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, on which Ernst sits. Advertisement "I will support President ...