To hear the Iowa senator tell it, it’s “entirely” up to the president to decide whether to attack Iran. That’s not how this is supposed to work.

John Amato caught Ernst vowing to be a Trump puppet (my emphases added): BARTIROMO: How would you like to see the U.S.

Ad Policy. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) arrives for a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) ...

Senate Republicans are largely standing with President Donald Trump as he escalates U.S. involvement in Israel’s war with ...

The Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act would improve the ...

Following Pres. Trump’s move to bomb Iranian nuclear sites as Iran promises to retaliateagainst U.S. forces in the region, ...

“I think he's doing quite well actually,” Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a member of the Armed Services Committee, told The Independent. “He's been very well measured in allowing Israel to do what ...

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, left, and Gen. Randy George, the service’s chief of staff, testify Thursday, June 5, 2025, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the Army ...