Tammy Duckworth

Duckworth is a Senator for the state of Illinois, an Iraq War veteran and former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Donald Trump Is Endangering America's National Security for His Ego

At the height of a global pandemic and in the depth of a national recession...

At the height of a global pandemic and in the depth of a national recession, Donald Trump has endangered our national security by forcing the Pentagon into his latest culture war. Since the moment it...

Senator Duckworth posted this picture on her Instagram feed with the caption, Payoff for all the homeschooling, trying to work from home w/screaming babies & general chaos of quarantine .

Sen. Tammy Duckworth: America's Moms Are Running on Empty. We Need to Do More to Support Them.

American moms are running on empty. Every morning, we wake up feeling guilt...

American moms are running on empty. Every morning, we wake up feeling guilty that we’re not doing enough. Every night, we go to sleep terrified that we’re failing. I may be a trained helicopter pilot...

Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., right, Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Colleen Flanagan of Disability Action for America, take a selfie after a news conference outside of the Supreme Court to mark the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act and oppose Medicaid cuts in the Republicans' healthcare plan on July 26, 2017.

Tammy Duckworth: Brett Kavanaugh Would Put Businesses Ahead of Americans With Disabilities on the Supreme Court

When I first woke up at Walter Reed in November 2004, I had no idea that I ...

When I first woke up at Walter Reed in November 2004, I had no idea that I was disabled. I had no idea that, in the blink of an eye, I had lost both my...

Fans of the North Korean national women's soccer team, cheer at the AFC Olympics qualifying tournament semi-final game against Japan at the National Stadium April 24, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.

Sen. Duckworth: Olympics Diplomacy or Not, North Korea Is Still a Threat

The DPRK has a history of using diplomatic entreaties as cover for developi...

The DPRK has a history of using diplomatic entreaties as cover for developing nuclear arms

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sam Shockley works on his balancing and walking with prosthetic legs as he rehabs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday May 09, 2014 in Bethesda, MD. The center plays a crucial role in rehabbing those who suffered traumatic injuries.

Tammy Duckworth and Patrick Downes: Better Trauma Care Would Prevent Death

A military-civilian partnership could protect lives we already know how to ...

A military-civilian partnership could protect lives we already know how to save

Tammy Duckworth

Donald Trump Is Endangering America's National Security for His Ego

Sen. Tammy Duckworth: America's Moms Are Running on Empty. We Need to Do More to Support Them.

Tammy Duckworth: Brett Kavanaugh Would Put Businesses Ahead of Americans With Disabilities on the Supreme Court

Sen. Duckworth: Olympics Diplomacy or Not, North Korea Is Still a Threat

Tammy Duckworth and Patrick Downes: Better Trauma Care Would Prevent Death

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