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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law ...

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

Illinois state Rep. David Friess ... "All these guys were passing judgment on Pete Hegseth because he’s divorced or has some personal issues in his background, we all do,” Friess said.

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 ...

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third ...