The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace over El Paso.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) endorsed Mayor Daniel Biss in the crowded race to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District on Thursday. “We need fighters in Washington who will push back ...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, is facing fresh criticism after Vice President J.D. Vance likened her heated exchange with Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Venezuela policy to “watching ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, along with Representative James Walkinshaw of Virginia, both Democrats, has urged President Donald Trump to "finally start delivering" on his promise to increase ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) criticized Vice President Vance Thursday morning, calling comments he made about the other senator from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth (D), “low.” “I have learned over many years ...

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois fired back at Vice President JD Vance after he likened her sparring session with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois about her party's intensifying opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails for ICE. All right. We ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) fired back at Vice President Vance on Wednesday after he criticized her line of questioning at a Senate hearing, comparing her to the fictional character Forrest Gump, ...

Senate Democrats had reportedly come to an agreement with the White House late Thursday on an agreement to avoid a government shutdown. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois joined her Democratic ...

All right. We mentioned a confrontation in Congress. Lawmakers face a deadline Friday to fund the government or see a partial shutdown. Senate Democrats are demanding changes before they give their ...

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