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

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin called for transparency about prescription drug costs in advertisements on Thursday.

Unnamed whistleblower claims Patel inserted himself in a hostage exchange mission and provided public comment without ...

Kash Patel, nominee for FBI director under Donald Trump, faced intense questioning during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. His history of controversial claims, particularly regarding the FBI, ...

Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Il., joins Morning Joe to discuss Tuesday's confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth and Wednesday's hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general.

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.

was marked by relative civility compared with the one Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth sat for on Tuesday. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats appeared to accept that Bondi will be confirmed ...

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

The US Senate has narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the country’s Defence Secretary after Vice President J D Vance cast a rare tiebreaker vote, approving President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the ...

Dick Durbin of Illinois ... Trump's second-term appointments include a number of controversial figures − think Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. − Sen.