During Tuesday's confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that she doesn't believe he is qualified for the job. Sen. Duckworth is a former Army helicopter pilot who lost her legs in a crash while serving in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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

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

An Illinois legislator called U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s behavior during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday “embarrassing.” Duckworth, a disabled veteran, yelled as she tried to force Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth to answer a “yes or no” question.

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth told Pete Hegseth he was "wholly unqualified" to be confirmed as Defense secretary.

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 was perhaps the moment of this hearing.

Stellantis' Belvidere Assembly Plant, was indefinitely idled at the end of February 2023. More than 1,000 people were put out of work.

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement on Stellantis

Illinois’ two U.S. senators are celebrating a decision by Stellantis and the United Auto Workers’ union to invest in upgrading its U.S. auto plants. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say that includes investing in the Belvidere Assembly plant.

Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, is the most unqualified pick ever for the job.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with Han Kuo-yu, the Speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, and a delegation from the Legislativ

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration as president Monday. No high-level player in this blue state has any particular entrée to the Trump world,