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.

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 ...

To Sen. Joni Ernst, the answer is a resounding ‘No.” Ms. Ernst, Iowa Republican, has written legislation that would order federal agencies to cut out the mascots. For good measure, she also ...

Ernst is the founder and chairwoman of the Senate DOGE caucus. Long before Elon Musk became DOGE head, Ernst had a “Make ‘Em Squeal” campaign, which had a mission to “cut wasteful spending ...

Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on swag to promote federal agencies. Expenditures in Ernst’s crosshairs ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) applauded President Donald Trump‘s executive order seeking to end telework for federal workers, saying, “We are just getting started.” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) credited the Department of Government Efficiency for uncovering the spending at the U.S. Agency for International Development that she "spent years" investigating.