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

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

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

Among the unanswered questions about the crash near Washington, D.C., are the flight pattern of the Black Hawk helicopter and the exact nature of its training exercise.

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 ...

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...

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

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

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation ... countries are in ASEAN,” responded Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois. “I suggest you do a little homework.” ASEAN is made up of ...

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

The Senators’ resolution “recognizes the contribution, bravery, and sacrifices of women serving in combat roles in the Armed ...

Here are live updates on the deadly collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.