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

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

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

It’s hard to emphasize just how wildly unqualified Pete Hegseth is for the top job at the Pentagon ... but I’m going to hire people smarter than myself to do this,’” says Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) ...

On "Forbes Newsroom," Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Pete Hegseth as unqualified to be Secretary of Defense, and said that Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-IA) and other Republican Senators backing Hegseth ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth criticized Pete Hegseth’s qualifications for Secretary of Defense, citing his lack of experience in managing defense budgets, leading audits, or conducting international ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is a member of the Armed Services Committee, the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the ...

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth warned that in addition to being radically unqualified, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, might potentially be “vulnerable to ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his ...

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 ...