Ernst Declines to Give Support to Hegseth During Fox News Appearance
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Thursday on FNC's “America's Newsroom” voiced her support for President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth. I refused. The Iowa Republican said the vetting process needs to continue. “I had a really long, long conversation with Pete yesterday,” she said. “I appreciate his […]
Senate DOGE leader Ernst to take on government telework abuse at first meeting with Musk, Ramaswamy
exclusive: Senator Joni Ernst Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE) Plans to reduce telework for government employees and sell vacant government office space. Ernst, R-Iowa, is the chair of the Senate DOGE caucus and has been working with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy since President-elect Trump nominated them to lead the new agency. Mr. Musk and Mr. […]
Sen. Ernst gives DOGE blueprint to slash $2 trillion in government waste — from vacant buildings to absurd scientific studies
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has issued a statement to President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency: blueprint Cut more than $2 trillion in wasteful government spending. Ernst's Monday letter Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy enumerated to the co-chairs a number of ways DOGE could begin to wean the United States out of its $36 […]
Ernst to head Senate DOGE caucus
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) will lead the newly created Senate DOGE caucus. This is a nod to President-elect Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which works outside the government to “dismantle government bureaucracy, reduce overregulation, and reduce budgets.” Cut wasteful spending and reorganize federal agencies. ” President Trump said in a statement:. “I am […]
Over 800 IRS employees owe millions in back taxes after audits pushed by Ernst – Washington Examiner
The document was shared exclusively in a Nov. 8 letter to Iowa state senators. washington examinerThe IRS noted that of the 2,044 employees who reported balances totaling $12 million or more, 860 employees still have unpaid past due taxes. Of the 70 employees who “deliberately evaded” paying taxes, only 20 were fired. “We haven't seen […]
Sen. Joni Ernst Demands Pentagon Explain Sending Moldy Equipment to Taiwan
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday stating that the Pentagon is sending packages of expired and unusable military equipment to Taiwan, an unofficial ally of the United States. I asked him to explain the revelation in September that he had sent it. In some cases, mold may […]
Sen. Joni Ernst demands data on possible Chinese, Russian infiltration of US labs
Republican Senator Joni Ernst has warned that “foreign adversaries,” including China and Russia, are infiltrating U.S. research facilities after a recent congressional report revealed that thousands of foreign nationals were granted access to the sites last year. “National laboratories are prime targets for espionage and theft by foreign adversaries,” the Iowa lawmakers wrote in a […]