Illinois lawmakers disagree on the qualifications of President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has strongly criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for ...

Pete Hegseth's nomination to become Secretary of Defense has reopened the women in combat controversy because of the ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth's opposition to women serving in combat is a regressive ideology and rooted in ...

Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, the former Army National Guard major and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, ...

Let's ensure that our military remains the world’s finest by drawing on both men and women, the full spectrum of talent ...

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said that Pete Hegseth is "flat-out wrong" in his view that women should not serve in the ...

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, ...

Combat roles and military leadership should not be treated as the default domains of men. Entrenched gender biases, coupled ...

Austin's comments are the strongest statement from the military since Hegseth was tapped by Trump to lead the DOD.