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 ...

Ernst explained that for years, she tried to find out how humanitarian aid for the war in Ukraine was being spent and discovered “absolute obstruction and lies” from USAID and the agency’s a ...

In December 2024, it was announced that Republican Senator Joni Ernst was on the shortlist to possibly replace Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has insisted that the Department of Government Efficiency‘s mission to cut down massively on government spending isn’t just “a passing fancy.” Ernst made the remarks ...

Journal Editorial Report: The DOGE team’s latest moves on USAID, Treasury payments, and federal buyouts. Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images In moments of crisis, America can be counted on for ...

The simplest and most effective way Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst can express displeasure with anything President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency do is to ...

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." ...

Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she talks to Trump-aligned billionaire Elon Musk every couple of days as he spearheads the ...

THE MINI: Thank you Sen. Joni Ernst for voting to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. After fully vetting Pete for this position, you found him highly qualified. He will return the ...