Senator Tammy Duckworth, a veteran and Armed Services Committee member, strongly opposed Pete Hegseth's nomination as Secretary of Defense, citing his lack of leadership experience, poor ...

Tammy Duckworth is used to being a trailblazer ... she will be the first woman to have a baby while serving in the US Senate. It was "about damn time", the 49-year-old said.

Since then, Duckworth has cast votes and attended protests with her baby girl tucked to her chest, and cites her own breastfeeding experience as a reason she opposed immigration policies that ...