The Department of Defense is the largest employer in the United States, sending out paychecks to 2.1 million service members and more than 770,000 civilians. Its annual budget — $900 billion ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is “vulnerable” to blackmail from U.S. foreign adversaries and reiterated her stance ...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator called U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s behavior during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday “embarrassing.” Duckworth, a disabled veteran ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) continued her attacks on President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, during an appearance on The View, saying he is not qualified for the job.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary over whether he had the "breadth and depth of knowledge" needed to lead international ...

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a member of the committee. “And that the whole day, I was thinking, ‘Then why don’t we just hire somebody smarter than you for the job?’” Asked by Duckworth to name the three ...

It was also Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's first day as part of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. Since she was injured during her service in Iraq in 2004, Duckworth has been advocating for ...

Tue, January 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM UTC I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds. Elizabeth Warren tells Elon Musk she's 'happy' to ...