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

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

CHICAGO - Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth confirmed she will vote against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense. Her announcement followed a heated exchange ...

Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious ...

The Department ... Donald Trump picked a Fox News haircut with (an alleged) drinking problem. Asked by Duckworth to name the three international security negotiations that the Secretary of Defense ...

The Department of Defense ... who lost both legs in Iraq, Duckworth voted to confirm both Mark Esper and James Mattis, Trump’s nominees for Secretary of Defense in his first term.