Both U.S. senators representing Illinois slammed the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to be the new defense secretary.

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

Both of Illinois' Democratic senators, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, voted against Hegseth's confirmation, calling him ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

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 ...

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with Molotov cocktails and knives who was allegedly attempting to kill House Speaker ...

During the confirmation hearing, Hegseth did not directly address the ... standards of the Secretary of Defense?” Peters asked. Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth also asked that, saying ...

The news of the payment amount comes the same day the Senate advanced Hegseth’s nomination along a party-line vote.

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense ...

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense ... “None of those three countries are in ASEAN,” responded ...

Pete Hegseth arrives at the Pentagon on Monday, starting his first official day as Secretary of Defense. At the top of his to ...