As the Trump administration continues its efforts to downsize the federal government with massive staffing cuts, Illinois Sen ...

The federal firings have affected an estimated 6000 veterans, who make up a disproportionate share of the government ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee ...

Tammy Duckworth of Illinois ... and he responded that he hadn’t been in government since his military service. She then asked him to name one of the three main types of such agreements.

Illinois’ junior senator has filed legislation in Washington D.C. that would give veterans fired by the recent layoffs under ...

Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., waves to the crowd during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth challenged Defense Undersecretary nominee Elbridge Colby for refusing to state that Russia invaded Ukraine. She criticized the Trump administration’s decision to pause military ...

The Illinois Democrat countered Hegseth's curious refusal to name Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war with his own ...

Tammy Duckworth and other Democratic lawmakers ... judicial actions when federal laws meant to protect service members — including the Military Lending Act, designed to deter predatory lending ...

Tammy Duckworth was elected to the U.S. Senate ... Rising through the ranks of the military as a young woman, she put off having children until she was 50 to prioritize her career.