Sen. Joni Ernst applauds Secretary of State Rubio’s push to overhaul USAID and review its spending
Sen. Joni Ernst is looking to keep the focus on the lack of transparency and accountability at the U.S. Agency for ...
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Joni Ernst Says USAID ‘Abused The System,’ Agency Threatened Her For Seeking Transparency
Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International ...
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DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst takes on food stamps in new bill to hold states 'accountable'
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is debuting a new bill on Wednesday designed to tackle overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), colloquially known as "food stamps." ...
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Joni Ernst Refused Meeting With Hegseth’s Sex Assault Accuser: Report
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) — a key vote on the Armed ... in 2017 of sexually assaulting a woman at a Republican womens’ conference in Monterey, California. The woman filed a police report after ...
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Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing. "He was ...
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Joni Ernst Tapped to Lead Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images ...
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Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for top Pentagon post: ‘Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense’
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) threw her support behind Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth on Tuesday hours after President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was grilled by senators ...
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Why Joni Ernst Finally Threw Her Support Behind Pete Hegseth: What We Know
Joni Ernst questions Donald Trump's nominee for ... it was a case of "successful extortion," according to The Associated Press. When asked by Hawaii Democrat Mazie Hirono about the settlement ...
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Ernst says DOGE initiative isn’t a ‘passing fancy’
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has insisted that the Department of Government Efficiency‘s mission to cut down massively on government spending isn’t just “a passing fancy.” Ernst made the remarks ...
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Joni Ernst Scurries to Avoid Questions About Plan to Back Hegseth
The Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t ...
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Senate DOGE caucus takes aim at $1.8B government fund for candy, comic books: ‘Purely propaganda’
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 ...
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Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary
The Republican senator is seen as a key vote on Trump's nominee. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said Tuesday she is supporting Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of defense after ...