Tammy Duckworth Archives - Alpha Democrat

Empty Senate chamber desk where the Duckworth NDAA Iran amendment has kept the defense bill stalled since July

Congress Has Passed a Defense Bill Every Year Since 1961. Tammy Duckworth Is Helping Block This One.

The Duckworth NDAA Iran amendment is the price Senate Democrats have set for letting the defense authorization move.

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The Navy Emptied Asia to Relieve the Lincoln. The Candidates Who Noticed the Lincoln Have Not Mentioned It.

To get the USS Abraham Lincoln home, the Navy pulled the only carrier permanently based in Japan and sent it to the Arabian Sea.

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A Combat Veteran Was Zip-Tied in Her Own Front Yard. That Mission Now Runs to 2029.

The Pentagon has quietly pushed the National Guard mission in Washington out to Inauguration Day 2029.

An empty congressional hearing room after adjournment, representing the House defense bill vote taken before the August recess.

Democrats Voted Against a Troop Pay Raise. Their Veterans Led the Way.

On 22 July the House passed a defense bill carrying a pay raise of five to seven percent for every service member.

Rows of empty folding chairs on an arena floor before a nominating convention, representing the 601 delegates who will choose Maine's Senate nominee.

A Combat Veteran Senator Just Tried to End a Maine Campaign Over 13 Dead Veterans

Senator Tammy Duckworth has asked Nirav Shah to quit the Maine Senate race over a 2015 outbreak at an Illinois veterans home.

An empty arena floor lined with folding chairs, representing the Bangor convention where 601 delegates will choose Maine's Senate nominee.

601 Delegates, One Saturday, and Not a Veteran in the Field

Graham Platner won Maine's Democratic Senate primary in June.

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Veteran Democrats and the Enforcement Debate: Standing to Respond

The Trump administration leaned on the military and federal agents to enforce immigration law.

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Tammy Duckworth at the Capitol: Naming Trump’s Iran Blunder With Authority Republicans Can’t Match

On 20 May 2026, Sen.

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Democratic Veterans Lead the Iran War Powers Fight

On 14 May 2026, an Iran war powers resolution failed in the House by a 212-212 tie.

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10,000 Veterans Lost Their Homes. The Trump VA Was Warned It Would Happen.

More than 10,000 veterans have lost their homes to foreclosure since May 2025, when the Trump administration shut down the VA Servicing Purchase (VASP) program with virtually no warning.

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Combat Veterans in Congress Become Democrats’ Loudest Voices Against the Iran War

A generation of Democratic lawmakers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are using their combat experience to challenge Trump's unauthorized war with Iran.

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Inside the VA’s Biggest Overhaul in 30 Years: What Slashing VISNs Means for Veterans

VA Secretary Doug Collins is pushing the largest restructuring of the Veterans Health Administration since 1995, cutting regional networks from 18 to 5 and eliminating 25,000 positions.