Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's announcement followed a heated exchange with Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing ...

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Tammy Duckworth is used to being a trailblazer ... above and in a dusty field in Iraq," she said in her victory speech. Among the people she thanked were her former military comrades: the men ...