Senator Ernst questions Defense Secretary nominee on women in military, stopping military sexual assault

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst questioned President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense today in a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak says the Department of Defense is only federal agency to never pass an audit, and she asked nominee Pete Hegseth about that. “What are those steps […]

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Char Beekmann, 88, Pocathotas

Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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