Pete Hegseth, Tammy Duckworth

‘Absolutely Clueless’: Tammy Duckworth Blasts Pete Hegseth and Senate GOP
Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency
Sen. Tammy Duckworth is a combat veteran. She came prepared to question Hegseth.
"This is basic, 101 stuff for someone who wants to be secretary of defense, and he couldn't answer any of them."
Veteran, IL Sen. Duckworth grills Trump's Defense Secretary pick Hegseth: 'You're not qualified'
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.
'An insult': Tammy Duckworth announces how she'll vote on Pete Hegseth
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's announcement followed a heated exchange with Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing earlier this week.
Sen. Duckworth explains why she says Hegseth is unqualified to lead Pentagon
During Tuesday's confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that she doesn't believe he is qualified for the job. Sen. Duckworth is a former Army helicopter pilot who lost her legs in a crash while serving in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
Duckworth, other female senators grill Defense nominee Hegseth on his objections to women in combat
Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth told Pete Hegseth he was "wholly unprepared" to be confirmed as defense secretary: "You're not qualified, Mr. Hegseth, you're not qualified."
IL legislator: Duckworth ‘shameful’ for behavior during Hegseth hearing
An Illinois legislator called U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s behavior during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday “embarrassing.”
Question on ASEAN stumps Trump’s choice for defense Hegseth at confirmation hearing
During a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Senator Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
'An insult': Duckworth announces how she'll vote on Hegseth
Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity. First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post,
Tammy Duckworth says standards are ‘being lowered’ for Hegseth
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) continued her attacks on President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, ...
Duckworth: Hegseth ‘vulnerable’ to blackmail from foreign adversaries
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is ...
Tammy Duckworth Says Joni Ernst Is Putting Political Survival Over National Security By Supporting Pete Hegseth
On "Forbes Newsroom," Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Pete Hegseth as unqualified to be Secretary of Defense, and said that Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-IA) and other Republican Senators backing Hegseth ...
What does Trump's second term mean for Chicago?
After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is ...
Sen. Duckworth tests DOD chief nominee Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops
Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as ...
Pete Hegseth Moment Goes Viral as He Appears to Not Know What ASEAN Is
A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...