The Pantagraph18h
Illinois schools turn to retirees, subs, outsourcing to combat teacher shortage
From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, innovative measures to cope with a prolonged and critical statewide teacher ...
Winston-Salem Journal5d
Senate confirms Driscoll as Army secretary, putting an Iraq War vet at the helm
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., both pressed Driscoll on whether he would decline to follow unlawful orders from the president or defense secretary, including ones ...
CNN15d
Dem Sen. Duckworth reacts to job cuts at Veterans Affairs
'It's a very strange, self-defeating set of tariffs': Zakaria on how Trump's policies will impact auto industry ...
The Hamilton Spectator16d
Senate confirms Driscoll as Army secretary, putting an Iraq War vet at the helm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dan Driscoll to be the next Army secretary, voting 66-28 to put the former soldier and Iraq War veteran at the helm of the service. Driscoll, 38 ...
Sierra Sun Times17d
U.S. Senate Republicans Block Cory Booker-Tammy Duckworth Amendment to Help Make IVF More Affordable for Middle-Class Families
February 25, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite claiming to support IVF, Senate Republicans blocked an amendment led by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) from being incl ...
RiverBender.com17d
Duckworth Votes Against Senate GOP’s Budget Proposal That Would Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires at the Expense of Middle-Class Americans
Your device does not support the audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after voting against Senate Republicans’ disastrous budget proposal ...
RiverBender.com18d
Duckworth Slams SecDef Hegseth’s Order to Cut Defense Budget by Eight Percent for the Next Five Years
Your device does not support the audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee—issued the ...
Yahoo20d
Buckingham celebrates record-breaking 37,997 Valentine's cards sent to Texas state veterans homes
In a letter sent Thursday, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Duckworth, both Democrats, asked nominee Troy Meink how his role in the contract solicitation may have favored SpaceX, Musk's rocket ...
RiverBender.com20d
Duckworth Demands More Detailed Explanation of Mass FAA Layoffs in the Wake of Multiple Deadly Crashes
Your device does not support the audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking ...
RiverBender.com20d
Duckworth Joins Blumenthal, Senators in Demanding VA Secretary Collins Put Veterans First and Reverse Mass Terminations of VA Employees
Your device does not support the audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC)—joined ...
The Raw Story21d
'Astonishing': Senator slams Trump over 'complete betrayal' of America
Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...
Reuters22d
Thai PM says 7,000 people rescued from Myanmar call centres to be handed over to Thailand
BANGKOK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.