Legislation named after an Iowan killed in a drunken driving crash by an immigrant who was not legally authorized to be in the United States gained traction this week as the U.S. Senate moved ahead on a Republican-led immigration bill.

The Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t want to talk about it.

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

Joni Ernst of Iowa ... and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense,” she said. Ms. Ernst’s support is crucial because had ...

Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete ... President Joe Biden on Wednesday again shielded Hong Kongers who stay in the United States beyond the expiration of their visas from deportation.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is one step closer to receiving the GOP votes he needs to sail through his Senate confirmation process after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst – once a critical holdout in her support of Pete Hegseth – revealed Tuesday she would indeed give his nomination the green light.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced on Tuesday she will be voting forPresident-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete He

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

Pete Hegseth said he now supports women serving in combat roles so long as they meet the same standards as men -- a policy the military has had for nearly a decade.

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense Department, said she will support him after his performance at Tuesday’s confirmation hearing.