Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was in full combat mode as she went hard after Hegseth and his qualifications to lead the nation's military. The decorated, disabled combat veteran's questioning was perhaps the moment of this hearing.

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

Here are five controversies that came up during Pete Hegseth s confirmation hearing They include his views on women in combat, an allegation of sexual assault, and claims that he was unqualified for

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth told Pete Hegseth he was "wholly unqualified" to be confirmed as Defense secretary.

Get ready for a show as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, will head back to Capitol Hill ... including Sens. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)

(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 (Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.). Hegseth has frequented the Capitol while seeking to ... a congressional aide confirmed to The Hill. Reed, who met with Hegseth on Wednesday ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth broached the topic during a heated Senate confirmation for Hegseth. President-elect Donald Trump picked Hegseth to be his defense secretary. Pete Hegseth was grilled during ...

Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and other women on the ... Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Ernst faced pressure from ...

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 ...

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

Former President Joe Biden, from left, Doug Emhoff and former Vice President Kamala Harris listen as President Donald Trump speaks at the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)