A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

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

As a rape survivor and advocate for tackling sexual assault in the military, Ernst's support for Hegseth had seemed uncertain ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of the Defense Department has enough Republican support needed to clear the Senate ...

Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley ...

Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee ...

Iowa, said Tuesday she is supporting Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of defense after President-elect Donald ...

Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote ... Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14, 2025. “Trump's got the bullhorn now to ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa ... doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense.” “As I serve on the Armed Services Committee, I will work ...

Joni Ernst announced ... in our great United States military,” she said at the Reagan National Defense Forum. But with such a narrow Republican majority in the Senate, Ernst’s vote is critical ...