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

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News host, has been accused of sexual assault and faces a grueling confirmation hearing on the path to becoming the next secretary of defense.

The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease ...

Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee ...