Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Army combat veteran, on Thursday said President Trump doesn’t deserve to be commander-in-chief because he doesn’t respect the sacrifices made by the troops. “Donald Trump doesn’t deserve to call himself commander in chief for another four minutes — let alone another four years,” she said in a speech at the virtual…
Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s diverse background, military credentials and attack dog ability have caught the attention of Democratic donors. | Scott Olson/Getty Images CHICAGO — Tammy Duckworth is no longer an afterthought in the Democratic veepstakes. The Illinois senator and Purple Heart recipient has landed squarely in the conversation after a high-profile clash with Tucker Carlson…
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a US Army veteran who lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, rebuked Tucker Carlson after the conservative Fox News host attacked her on Monday night and sugges…
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Thursday announced her intention to block Senate confirmations for 1,123 senior U.S. Armed Forces promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms he will not block the "expected and deserved" promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.Vindman, an Iraq War veteran, served on the White House National Security Council and was thrust into…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…