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.” ...

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

Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of ...

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth and Attorney General pick ... Grassley and Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in the missive. Bondi, who served two terms ...

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 ...