More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi ...

The White House defied a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...

The Laken Riley Act is awaiting President Donald Trump's signature. With a portion of it inspired by the death of an Iowa woman, her mother shares their story.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hit back at her fellow Armed Services Committee colleague, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), after Ernst backed down from her opposition to Pentagon chief nominee Pete Hegseth, ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hit back at her fellow Armed Services Committee colleague, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), after Ernst ...

President Donald Trump signed the first nine executive orders, memorandums, and letters of his presidency, including a ...

Legislation named after an Iowan killed in a drunk driving crash by an immigrant who was not legally authorized to be in the ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military and thanked him for their “frank” discussions ...

But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial. Ernst, a former Army National Guard commander, endured a torrent of criticism from ...