WASHINGTON – Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., announced Tuesday she is lifting her hold on senior military promotions after the Department of Defense confirmed the promotion Lt. Col.

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Tammy Duckworth, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee’s aviation panel, said when asked about the credentials issue during a call with reporters Tuesday. The assertion that Bedford ...

They included U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Wisconsin and U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri and Nikki Budzinski of Illinois. Authorities have not provided a motive for the shootings.