Tammy Duckworth

The Chinese military's combat patrols took place a few hours before Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth landed in Taipei for her second visit in two years.

In June, U.S. lawmakers flew covertly to Taiwan from a military base in South Korea. The politically sensitive visit boosted morale on the island during a COVID-19 outbreak and a vaccine shortage.

"We should not allow the US-Taiwan relations to break through because they will get bolder and intensify their provocation in the future," the Global Times' editorial board wrote Sunday.

The Democratic senator specifically criticized the lack of Asian American cabinet secretary nominees in comments to reporters on Tuesday.

The Democratic congresswoman discussed two pieces of proposed legislation that lawmakers are working to pass, which would establish systems to better identify and address hate crimes, on Sunday.

The Fox News host mocked pregnant women in the armed forces, and complained that the U.S. military was becoming too "feminine" during his show on Tuesday night.

The Illinois senator and military veteran was one of many who responded to the Fox News host for deriding pregnant military servicemembers during his March 9 show.

"As a result of recent and abject failure of leadership at the top of the USPS, it is in desperate need of repair in the public eye," the senator writes in her letter to the president.

Democrats appear ready to push ahead with President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package without Republican support.

"Our veterans who fall on hard times and find themselves without a home deserve more than just handwringing or kind words. They deserve real help that gets them back on their feet."-Michelle Obama

Senator Tammy Duckworth said that the camouflage uniforms worn by both federal agents and members of the military caused "fear and division" in cities where protests occurred.

Progressives have urged Biden to select his former rival, as they see her as well positioned to unite the party's moderate and left-wing factions.

"My focus has been on trying to do everything I could to make our nation a more perfect union," the congresswoman from California said.

The Illinois senator told podcast there should be a full investigation into claims Russia paid the Taliban to target American troops in Afghanistan.

A photographer captured an image of Biden's notes, which included talking points about Senator Kamala Harris.

The Fox News host also said Democratic Party leadership hated the U.S. despite wanting to lead the country.

"I think that Joe Biden needs to make his own mind," Sen. Tammy Duckworth said.

"It's one team, one fight," Senator Duckworth said.

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth has accused President Donald Trump of attempting to politicize the U.S. Armed Forces and vowed to block promotions of more than a thousand service members until she's assured that a key witness in Trump's impeachment has secured his own advancement.

"I've had a conversation with some folks," Governor Gretchen Whitmer said.

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin said Tammy Duckworth will interview to be considered as Joe Biden's vice presidential pick.

Representatives Gil Cisneros and Jennifer Wexton joined a slew of current and former lawmakers in backing the former vice president just ahead of Super Tuesday.

"I'm not going to dignify that with a response," Duckworth added.

"All is certainly NOT well when war is on the horizon just because you wanted to look like the toughest kid on the playground," said Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

"I refuse to let them believe that everyone in government has forsaken them," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a war veteran, said.

The Supreme Court's decision "enables the administration to further disrupt our military and weaken our national security," the Democratic senator said.

"If this summit fails, there is a good chance that John Bolton and other cheerleaders for war in this White House will use this failure as an excuse to move towards military action."

A Senate resolution allowing Senator Tammy Duckworth to bring her newborn onto the floor passed without formal objections—but privately, some members of Congress had misgivings.

Despite being a veteran, a person doesn't automatically become a citizen if they entered the U.S. improperly.

"Bryan and I are thrilled that our family is getting a little bit bigger, and Abigail is ecstatic to welcome her baby sister home this spring," Duckworth said in a statement.