Joni Ernst spotlights ‘obstruction and lies’ by USAID’s wasteful spending
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 ...
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Joni Ernst Refused Meeting With Hegseth’s Sex Assault Accuser: Report
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) — a key vote on the Armed Services Committee — had declined an offer to meet privately with the woman whom Hegseth paid to settle a sexual assault claim. The New Yorker’s ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
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 ...
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Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing. "He was ...
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Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for top Pentagon post: ‘Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense’
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) threw her support behind Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth on Tuesday hours after President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was grilled by senators ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...
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Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth
Trump’s defense secretary. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, announced on a local news radio show on Tuesday that she would vote to confirm ...
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GOP Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for DOD after initial uncertainty
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.
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Was Kari Lake the Trump card that strongarmed Sen. Joni Ernst? | Opinion
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 ...
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Joni Ernst announces support for Pete Hegseth after Defense Dept. nominee’s confirmation hearing
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa was the only Republican member of the panel who entered the confirmation hearing without having already pronounced her support for Mr. Hegseth, although she had offered a ...
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DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst takes on food stamps in new bill to hold states 'accountable'
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is debuting a new bill on Wednesday designed to tackle overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), colloquially known as "food stamps." ...