He was Trump’s director of national intelligence during his first term. Tammy Bruce, 62, the new State Department spokesperson was a Fox News contributor. Jacob Helberg, 35, undersecretary of ...

ABC News’s The View co-host Sara Haines asked the Illinois senator about Hegseth’s previous comments about women serving in combat and how it could lead to lowering standards in combat.

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth announced she would vote against Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary. Duckworth criticized Hegseth for lacking the qualifications needed for the role.

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 ...

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a member of the committee. “And that the whole day, I was thinking, ‘Then why don’t we just hire somebody smarter than you for the job?’” Asked by Duckworth to name the three ...

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President Trump is assembling an administration stocked with prominent gay and lesbian Americans — defying hysterical Democratic rhetoric. “When it comes to whether you’re gay or straight ...

Tammy Sytch’s attempt to shorten her time spent in prison was shut down this week when a Volusia County judge officially denied her request. Sytch is currently serving 17 years for multiple charges ...

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WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is seeking a change in the structure of her sentencing for her involvement in a DUI manslaughter case. Sytch, who was sentenced in November 2023 to 17 years in ...

But some of the most striking and revealing exchanges were with Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, an Iraq War veteran who served in combat as a helicopter pilot. When asked by Duckworth to ...

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth announced she would vote against Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary. Duckworth criticized Hegseth for lacking the qualifications needed for the role.