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

Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

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

The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease ...

The news of the payment amount comes the same day the Senate advanced Hegseth’s nomination along a party-line vote.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation’s 29th secretary of defense, quickly joining President Trump’s Cabinet after ...

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring on Monday morning, he will have a daunting array of issues to tackle — from ...

President Trump threatened tariffs on Colombia to ensure the country accepts U.S. military flights carrying migrants.

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal ...

Almost two dozen abortion activists are pardoned, Donald Trump's birthright citizenship ban is ruled unconstitutional – here ...

The Illini will be without one of their top players when taking on Maryland on Thursday. Pete Hegseth moves a step closer to being Trump's Defense secretary, despite allegations ...

In a wide-ranging interview on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance defended a variety of plans set in motion by President Trump ...