In a letter obtained exclusively by CBS News, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, demanded that the Federal Aviation Administration ...

March 28, 2021 / 10:15 PM CDT / CBS Chicago WASHINGTON (CBS News) -- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) said being an Army National Guard helicopter pilot was the best job she has had – bar ...

Full interview: Duckworth Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, sits down with CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes to discuss her pregnancy, her take on President Trump, and more.

The new bipartisan Don't Miss Your Flight Act, introduced by Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, aims to help travelers get to the airport on time by improving the infrastructure they use.

WASHINGTON — Breaking down barriers is nothing new for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and that's the way she likes it. The decorated Iraq War veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down ...

WASHINGTON (CBS)-- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) is on the list of Democrat Joe Biden's possible running mates. But Illinois' junior U.S. Senator said she will serve in any capacity that ...

Duckworth, who is a double amputee, uses a wheelchair. She lost her legs in 2004 when the U.S. Army helicopter she was flying was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in Iraq.

January 28, 2018 / 12:00 PM EST / CBS News Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, will become the first sitting U.S. senator to give birth when she welcomes her second child, a baby girl due in April.

Washington — Senator Tammy Duckworth on Sunday called for a "deeper investigation" into the motive behind the shootings at Atlanta-area spas last week that left eight people dead, including six ...

March 9, 2021 / 3:49 PM CST / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth announced Tuesday on Twitter she's running for a second term in office in 2022.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) stopped by a Stellantis parts distribution center in Naperville to offer her backing of the strike. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports. Sep 22, 2023 02:31 ...

Senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth. CBS News As a patient, Duckworth became an advocate for the families of wounded soldiers, which caught the eye of Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin.