Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is an Iraq War veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the ...

As several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for high-level positions in his administration face scrutiny on Capitol ...

During a discussion that lasted well over an hour, Collins turned up the heat on Trump's pick to lead the Department of ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst talks about Rep. Ashley Hinson during Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay ...

Pete Hegseth's bid for defense secretary probably needs Iowa Sen. Jodi Ernst's backing to make it through his confirmation ...

As President-elect Trump and his transition team steer his cabinet nominees through the landmines of the Senate confirmation ...

The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What ...

In an interview taped Wednesday for Megyn Kelly's radio show, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth said Trump told him he wanted a “warfighter” who would clean out the “woke crap.” What ...

I devoted this space to a preliminary examination of a few of freshly-elected Donald Trump’s initial cabinet picks, noting ...

Trump's embattled pick for Defense Secretary seems to be gaining support among Republican senators who previously voiced ...

The meeting with Collins was closely watched as she is seen as more likely than most of her Republican Senate colleagues to ...