With Democrats opposed and some Republican votes wavering, the committee could employ unusual maneuvers to advance Trump’s ...

After years of voting against domestic surveillance capabilities, President Donald Trump’s choice for director of national ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops.

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

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 ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is a member of the Armed Services Committee, the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Committee on Foreign Relations, joins Katy Tur to provide insight on Pete ...

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

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

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

Tammy Duckworth ... who is not competent to do the job," Duckworth said. Hegseth faced hours of questioning on Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. But at no time was it more ...

"Mr. Hegseth, I do not believe that you are qualified to meet the overwhelming demands of this job," said Senator Jack Reed, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee ... and doing my job ...