U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is a former military helicopter pilot and chair of the Senate committee on aviation safety.

Gabbard, a former congresswoman and an Army Reserve officer, faced challenging questions from senators on both sides of the ...

Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol ... Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth also asked that, saying “how can we ask these soldiers to train and ...

As the ranking member of the Aviation Safety Committee, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) admits she’s heard concerns about air ...

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

The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was revealed in response to Sen. Warren’s confirmation questions.

As a Republican, her vote on Hegseth’s confirmation has immense power, as Hegseth can only afford to lose three Republican ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number ... the six plus Russia and the United States. The ASEAN nations are also central ...

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

This week’s Senate’s confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s first wave of Cabinet-level nominees got off to an uncharacteristically smooth start, as Trump’s picks flexed their loyalty to the ...

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

Hegseth wants to restore honor to Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the native North Carolinian whose name was replaced at Fort ...