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

Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without confrontation Tuesday.

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Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News ... Ernst was the senator to watch during Tuesday's confirmation hearing. As a military veteran and a sexual assault survivor, Ernst has been ...

So now Sen. Joni Ernst says she is going to support Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense. She has chosen to ignore the reports about his mismanagement of donations at veterans organizations.

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If he wins the backing of Ernst, a combat veteran and assault survivor who has advocated for women in the military ... statement coming out,” she said. Joni Ernst rushes away from reporters ...

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Joni Ernst, who initially did not publicly back ... Tuesday morning on her three "very important issues" surrounding the military. "I want to know, again, let's make it very clear for everyone ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa on the first day of confirmation ... excessive drinking and views on women in the military. A former Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, Ernst initially appeared cool ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican, questioned Hegseth on his beliefs on whether women in the military should be allowed to serve in combat. He has previously made comments that women should ...