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

But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, nominated to oversee public health, the FBI and national ...

Both of Illinois' Democratic senators, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, voted against Hegseth's confirmation, calling him ...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Il., joins Morning Joe to discuss Tuesday's confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth and Wednesday's hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general.Jan ...

Pete Hegseth will have the confirmation hearing ... Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said “there are some Democrats supporting them, but I don’t know if they have seven or eight.” ...

WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a ...

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said Hegseth has failed to position himself as someone who can be trusted to develop a ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “There’s big issues of character that have ...

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has requested information from several government agencies and departments regarding allegations that Kash Patel violated protocols during an ...