Iowa's top leaders are strongly endorsing Musk and DOGE. Iowans are watching closely
URBANDALE, Iowa -- Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration's Department of Government ...
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How the White House convinced skeptical Republicans to back RFK Jr., Gabbard and Hegseth
Sen. Todd Young didn’t back Donald Trump in 2024. But that didn’t stop Young from calling the president this past weekend as ...
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Terrible Nominees, Terrified Americans: Senators Could Actually Make a Difference This Month
Kennedy reinforced at his confirmation hearings last week that he is uniquely dangerous: a prodigious disinformation superspreader who makes money off attacking vaccines. He has petitioned to get the ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...
How Trump’s orbit used blunt force to squeeze Hegseth through
The aggressive posture, inspired by Trump, meant going after not only Democrats, the media and Hegseth’s accusers — but also ...
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Key GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
Joni Ernst of Iowa, who is anti-abortion rights ... Susan Collins of Maine, who voted against Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon ...
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Was Kari Lake the Trump card that strongarmed Sen. Joni Ernst? | Opinion
Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President Donald Trump announced that Pete Hegseth would be his ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...