Donald Trump’s reckless and unconstitutional operations in Venezuela—including this morning’s arrest of a foreign leader—are not about enforcing law and order. If they were, he wouldn’t hide them from Congress.

This is a lie. We blocked Trump’s troop deployment to Chicago. The Supreme Court even ruled Trump would have been breaking the law had he deployed them on our streets. I’m relieved our patriotic troops are finally heading home to their families after Trump unlawful deployment.

Happy New Year! 🎉 Looking forward to another year of fighting for Illinoisans, Veterans and military families.

In these final days of 2025, I can’t help but reflect on the year we’ve been through—the struggles, the progress and everything in between. Whatever the new year may bring, I’m ready to keep fighting for Illinois.

Merry Christmas 🎄 I know this year hasn’t been easy for many, but I hope today brings you some joy, comfort and quality time with the people who matter most.

A man who has never served a day in his life is taking away Veterans' freedom to choose in cases of rape, incest or when the health of the mother is at risk. Trump is putting millions of Veterans in danger. And he did it during the holiday season thinking we wouldn’t notice.

The Supreme Court's ruling is clear: Trump needs to back off Chicago. This was never about law and order. It was always a wanna-be dictator's mad grab for power to crush dissent and intimidate innocent citizens. Trump's unlawful domestic deployments must come to an end.

While Trump and his family spend their holidays at Mar-a-Lago, quite literally everything is more expensive for the middle class.

I'm pissed too. Shame on Donald Trump for allowing Mike Johnson to unilaterally kill our legislation and deny military families the IVF coverage they deserve. But I'm not giving up. We'll get our servicemembers the IVF coverage they need, whether Mike Johnson likes it or not.

Swastikas and nooses are divisive symbols of hate. No gray area. No debate. Admiral Lunday told me he agreed with this statement—so it made absolutely no sense that the Coast Guard policy ever said otherwise. With this policy reversed, I will lift my hold.

*taps sign*

To Trump, the holiday season means cruelty and intimidation. Along with their cameras, his agents are prowling our streets, ripping folks out of cars and terrorizing our neighbors with assault weapons. Using taxpayer dollars to create dystopian propaganda doesn't make us safer.

It's all chest-thumping and zero answers. If Trump believes these strikes are somehow justifiable, he needs to make his case to Congress and ask for authorization. That's not what's happening.

The briefing with Hegseth and Rubio only reaffirmed what we already knew: the Trump Administration is in clear violation of domestic and international law—and our own Constitution.

Heartbroken to see even more senseless violence this weekend—now targeting the Jewish community in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah, with antisemitism on the rise. Antisemitism and hatred must be condemned everywhere. My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones.

It's been 13 years since Sandy Hook. These kids should be in college right now. Instead, families are still mourning—and gun violence is still the #1 killer of kids in America. Our children deserve leaders who do more to protect them.

Another horrific school shooting in America. My heart is with the students, their loved ones and the entire Brown University community. Our kids deserve leaders who will do everything they can to keep them safe from gun violence. Congress must do more.

Thinking of you, your dad and your family, @kim.senate.gov. Alzheimer's touches so many, and we must do more to support our care workforce and families like yours.

The GOP just voted to gut your health care. Trump’s allies are preparing the military for more domestic use. I went live with @duckworth.senate.gov to break it down. Watch + share: 🔗 onoffense.substack.com/p/duckworth-...

Our heroes serve with honor and show up every single day to do the mission—despite the risks.   And so we better make damn well sure that the mission is the right one. That it is clear and effective. And that it serves our national security.   Not one man’s political agenda.

BREAKING: Republicans blocked our clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits—guaranteeing health insurance premiums skyrocket for millions in the new year. The GOP owns the health care crisis to come.

Extending the ACA tax credits is about more than affordability. For too many, it's life or death.

In the new year, millions will be forced to pay more for health insurance or go without. The highest premium hikes will hit people in red states the hardest. Tomorrow, Republicans will have one last chance to save the ACA tax credits and stop this health care crisis.

Just a day before our Senate hearing, yet another judge is ordering Trump to stop his illegal domestic deployments into our cities. Tomorrow, I look forward to grilling DoD on its justification for this egregious abuse of our heroes. Spoiler: there is none.

Lies. China bought $1.4 billion in soybeans from Illinois alone last year. This year, due to Trump's policies, the U.S. is projected its lowest soybean exports to China since 2018—when Trump was also President. Don't let Trump gaslight you. He's always been bad for our farmers.

This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits. Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.

Ensuring our troops have access to IVF is not a poison pill. Shame on Trump for standing by as Speaker Johnson stole IVF coverage away from our servicemembers for the second year in a row. He's no "father of IVF." He's a deadbeat dad who never keeps his promises.

Of course Trump would give the economy an A+ after he rigged it to enrich him, his family and billionaires... But for the rest of America?   Higher utility bills. Higher grocery bills. Historically high mortgage rates. And skyrocketing health insurance bills.

Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business. And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.

There’s no other way to spin it. The strikes are murder. They’re illegal. And they put our troops at greater risk.

NEW: Next Thursday, on December 11, the Senate Armed Services Committee will finally hold a hearing on the cost that Trump’s military deployments have had on our cities, our civil rights and our servicemembers. The American people and our troops deserve answers.

A sickening mistake. Once again, RFK is proving he’s more interested in promoting pseudoscience than actually making Americans healthy again. And it'll be our kids who pay the price. The CDC must reverse this immediately.

Hey Trump, are you really willing to let Mike Johnson stop you from keeping your promise to cover IVF for our military families? Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Donald Trump—if you are truly pro-IVF, then defend it for our heroes. Tell your Speaker of the House to fall in line and stop single-handedly trying to kill a provision that would cover IVF for military families. Enough promises. Let’s deliver. www.ms.now/news/mike-jo...

Dangerous, illegal and counterproductive. He’s dragging us into another war— With no regard for our troops, international law and the destabilizing impact to the region. Congress must rein in this President before it’s too late.

Trump claims he's being "tough on drugs" when he's illegally striking boats— But he just pardoned a man convicted of helping traffic 400 tons of cocaine into our country. He can't have it both ways.

BREAKING: My bipartisan BABES Enhancement Act is now law! 👏 This law is about making it easier for parents to fly with breastmilk and breastfeeding supplies, ensuring TSA keeps its employees up to speed with its own policies and more. Huge win for families.

Coming to a theater near you, How The Grinch Made Your Christmas More Expensive This Year. Starring Trump and his chaotic tariffs.

This Native American Heritage Day, we honor the hundreds of generations of Native peoples who called this land home long before we did. We celebrate their history, their culture and their leadership that continues to this day.

No matter how grim things can seem these days, there are always, always things to be thankful for. On my list is my family, good food and the big-hearted, resilient people of Illinois that I'm proud to serve. From my family to yours, have a happy Thanksgiving 🦃

I’m closely monitoring this horrific shooting and hope for a swift and full recovery for the injured servicemembers. They never should have been in this position to begin with.

Duckworth: Deploying Guard for politics hurts readiness, wastes time, and strains families. @duckworth.senate.gov substack.com/profile/2774... Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbau...

Sen. Duckworth says politicizing the Guard harms democracy and betrays why service members signed up to serve. @duckworth.senate.gov substack.com/profile/2774... Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbau...

These poll results are courtesy of Trump and Republicans causing a health care affordability crisis with their horrendous policies.

I couldn’t be prouder of how Chicago came together to support our neighbors. Greg Bovino may be gone, but the lessons of community support will live on as a model to push back against Trump’s extreme enforcement raids.

If Trump were as focused on costs as he is on investigating his political opponents… Maybe families wouldn't be so worried about how they're going to afford health insurance… or groceries… or childcare… or rent. But he doesn't care about you. He only cares about himself.

Trump and House Republicans are pushing to ban states' ability to place safety guardrails on AI. That could be disastrous for your: —Kids' safety online —Data privacy —Energy bill But it would be good for: —Big Tech Trump’s priorities. Not yours.

Our military—and our entire nation—would be stronger, safer and more secure if we had more patriotic leaders who respect the Constitution, like Sen. Mark Kelly— And fewer who are only in it for themselves, like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.

Turns out that replacing a qualified federal prosecutor with… ...an insurance lawyer with no prosecutorial experience… ...to more easily target your political opponents… ...is unlawful.

Trump isn’t just firing more Veterans than any President in history— He’s cancelling contracts with Veteran-owned small businesses that help cancer patients… …and forcing them to consider selling their cars just to pay their employees. Truly despicable.