U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth speaks during a town hall meeting, April 11, 2017, in Palatine, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE Sen. Tammy Duckworth has added a new "first" to her resume.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth has just blazed one more trail: She's the first U.S. Senator to give birth while in office. With the arrival of a baby girl named Maile, Duckworth becomes one of just 10 women ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., with her baby Maile Pearl Bowlsbey goes to the Senate floor to vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 19, 2018. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP April 19, 2018, 5:22 PM EDT ...

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the first US senator to give birth in office, offered a heartfelt Mother’s Day message on Sunday, celebrating moms nationwide for “growing the next generation ...

Illinois' newest U.S. senator today announced top staff picks, and at least so far Sen.-elect Tammy Duckworth is sticking pretty close to home. Serving as Duckworth's chief of staff will be ...

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth announced her pregnancy on Tuesday, making her the first member of Senate to give birth while in office. 10 women in U.S. history have given birth in Congress ...

She may have been the most vulnerable member of Congress when the Capitol was stormed – the senator who had lost both legs in combat in Iraq – but what Tammy Duckworth felt on Jan. 6 wasn't fear.

— -- Tammy Duckworth said that becoming the first sitting U.S. senator to give birth will only make her "want to be there longer" so she can see to it that women are never forced to choose ...

Whether you lean Democrat or Republican, you probably found something in the voting record of outgoing U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk to like. The Republican from Highland Park stood with conservative colleag… ...

Tammy Duckworth on a "more perfect union" 07:25 ... As the first U.S. Senator to give birth while in office, she demanded the right to bring her daughter onto the Senate floor.

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 ...