A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration effort to freeze federal grants and potentially trillions of ...

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over ...

During a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Senator Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate ...

Do Democrats have a plan to deal with an emboldened, wealthy Trump? Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth warned that in addition to being radically unqualified, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s ...

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

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, admitted to having limited knowledge about ...

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary over whether he had the "breadth and depth of knowledge" needed to lead international ...

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