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

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the ceasefire agreement affects President ...

Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency ...

Talk of tattoos, Jesus, enemies lists and a war with California mark the week before inauguration.

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

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...

Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defence ... Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Mr ...

15 (UPI) --Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen ... Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, on Tuesday. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., thanked Rubio for helping to amend the Senate rules to ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate ...

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.

Do Democrats have a plan to deal with an emboldened, wealthy Trump? Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth warned that in addition to being radically unqualified, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s ...