The Senate voted 59 to 34 to confirm Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, as the new head of the Department.

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

Pete Hegseth’s inexperience could put troops’ lives in danger, warned the combat veteran who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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 ...

Protesters and human rights lawyers are officially suing the Thai PM, a deputy PM and other members of the government and police for 3.5 million baht in damages. The lawsuits cover the declaration of ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense secretary was grilled Tuesday on Capitol Hill during his Senate confirmation ... Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was ...

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 negotiations ...

which is attended by the sitting U.S. president. What they're saying: Pete Hegseth responded to Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s question at the heated Senate confirmation hearing saying he couldn't ...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator called U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s behavior during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday “embarrassing.” Duckworth, a disabled veteran ...

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald ... describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.

BANGKOK (AP) — 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 ...