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

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

"This is basic, 101 stuff for someone who wants to be secretary of defense, and he couldn't answer any of them." ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was in full combat mode as she went hard after Hegseth and his qualifications to lead the nation's military. The decorated, disabled combat veteran's questioning ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) mocked Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth for flunking a general knowledge test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, urging him to “do a little ...

ABC News’s The View co-host Sara Haines asked the Illinois senator about Hegseth’s previous comments about women serving in combat and how it could lead to lowering standards in combat.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois Democrat ...

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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 ...

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name ...

BANGKOK — 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 ...