Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) has locked down the votes he needs to replace Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) as Senate Democratic whip once Durbin retires from Congress at the end of next year, according t… ...

Schatz has been running unopposed since Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the current whip, announced he would retire at the end of 2026, relinquishing a leadership job he’s held for two decades. But the ...

Carla Espinoza (left) and Jennifer Peyton, two Chicago immigration judges who were abruptly fired this year, flank Sen. Dick Durbin in asking for more transparency and due process about their firings.

Some key differences have opened up among the major Democratic candidates vying to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on an issue that increasingly is roiling the party nationally ...

Senator Dick Durbin says immigration judges are being fired without cause. The Trump Administration says it is acting within the law.

In his opening statement, Durbin said Riggs’ experience illustrated the growing threats to democracy in the U.S. “This just not a theory. Look at North Carolina where there was an aggressive ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Dick Durbin hammered down on the GOP's partisan attempt to redraw congressional maps in Texas. Durbin asked, "Is this part of the strategy?" ...

Senate Democrats demand an investigation into Trump officials for alleged Hatch Act violations tied to partisan redistricting in Texas.

Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.) are set to reintroduce the Senate version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, which would replace the 1965 Voting ...

Candidates in Madison, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin counties can begin circulating 2026 election petitions starting Aug. 5.

With Durbin stepping down, top Democrats compete for his seat — and his mantle as an advocate for downstate Illinois.