Sen. Tammy Duckworth, along with U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, Sean Casten, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky and Eric Sorensen, say they won't attend the annual address, with Duckworth calling it "another ...

Snow’s retirement is effective August 2026. She was appointed as the department chief in 2017, becoming the first female fire ...

Snow’s decision follows a Wichita Eagle investigation that found the city knew for years that it did not meet national standards for fire response times and failed to act on it.

Jesse Jackson Sr. left his mark around the country, including much of central Illinois. With his passing, many are sending in their statements of support. Rev. Jesse Jackson made appearances in ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth criticizes VA's rule change risking veterans' disability ratings and care, urging reversal to support ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth and DoD leaders push to expand TRICARE IVF coverage for servicemembers, highlighting benefits for military families and mission readiness.

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree last week introduced legislation aimed at curbing what she and civil liberties advocates describe as an expanding pattern of surveillance and intimidation by U.S. Immigration ...

A Democratic senator on Feb. 5 accused the Homeland Security Department of threatening to halt watchdog inquiries into immigration-related operations. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in a letter to DHS ...

The high point of Tammy Ma’s career happened while she was sleeping. Early one December morning in 2022, scientists at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, fired 192 lasers at a ...

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 ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s general counsel warned the agency’s independent watchdog that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asserts that she has the power to unilaterally kill their investigations, ...