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November 18, 2025Duckworth, Durbin, Illinois Democrats Release Fact Sheet Debunking the DHS Misinformation Campaign
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and their Illinois House Democratic colleagues in releasing a comprehensive fact check of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) misinformation campaign regarding its dangerous immigration enforcement actions. “The Trump Administration has continued to spin lies—about our city, the people they’re targeting and their excessive use of force against Illinoisans,” said Duckworth. Trump’s agents have deplo… Continue Reading
November 18, 2025Duckworth Joins Peters, Senate Democrats in Calling on Senate Majority Leader to Quickly Bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to Floor for Vote
— U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and their Senate Democratic colleagues in calling on U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to immediately bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the Senate floor for a vote, without delay or unnecessary process distractions. The letter follows the U.S. House of Representatives’ overwhelming bipartisan approval of the measure by a vote of 427-1. For two decades, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have sought justi… Continue Reading
November 11, 2025In Chicago, Duckworth Honors Veterans and Celebrates Veterans Day
[CHICAGO, IL] — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, today celebrated Veterans Day with local Veterans throughout Chicagoland. Duckworth also met with LGBTQ+ Veterans to hear how the Trump Administration’s actions have hurt them and their and access to benefits. Photos from today’s events are available on the Senator’s website. “Veterans Day is a day of celebration, it’s a moment … Continue Reading
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October 30, 2025DHS has Arrested people filming their agents, and Sens. Duckworth, Durbin say those arrests must stop
U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin are demanding federal immigration agents stop arresting people filming them. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the senators requested that she keep federal agents from arresting people exercising “a core First Amendment right.” “Failure to do so would be an admission that you are purposefully seeking to suppress free speech and impede government accountability through malicious, unlawful arrests intended to terroriz… Continue Reading
October 28, 2025Democrats slam FCC’s decision to ‘gut’ prison phone call price caps
Senate Democrats are urging the Federal Communications Commission to enforce a rule that would lower the price of prison phone and video calls. In a letter led by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), several Democrats, including Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), among others, criticize FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s efforts to “effectively gut” a final rule to implement a cap on exorbitant fees. The letter comes just hours before the FCC’… Continue Reading
October 24, 2025Durbin, Duckworth blast Trump for playing ‘political games’ in denying Illinois disaster assistance
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth on Friday urged President Donald Trump to stop playing “political games” with disaster assistance after the president this week denied disaster funding for Illinois. Trump on Wednesday approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. But he also denied requests from Illinois, Maryland and Vermont. Several other states are awaiting decisions. Illinois and Maryland are led by Democratic governors… Continue Reading