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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat
Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.
Stratton secures Pritzker’s backing in Senate bid, positions herself as ‘fighter’ of Trump
Standing outside the Bright Star Church amid a backdrop of supporters in her native Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s ...
Whip watch: Dick Durbin gives tearful goodbye as Dem power play begins for No. 2 Senate spot
Senators Brian Schatz, Patty Murray and Sheldon Whitehouse could be considered potential successors for Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin.
In His Springfield Backyard, Dick Durbin Reflects on His Decision Not to Run for Another Senate Term
Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ ...
Senate Democratic retirements clear the way for a new generation: From the Politics Desk
Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary ...
Bernie Sanders torches Senate Democrat Elissa Slotkin: Americans aren’t ‘dumb’ and know what ‘oligarchy’ means
Americans aren’t ‘dumb’ and know what ‘oligarchy’ means - Sanders issues rare pointed rebuke as he rallies tens of thousands ...
Ossoff: Trump’s recent actions ‘should chill us to the bone’
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said that President Trump’s recent executive actions “should chill us to the bone” and claimed that ...
Senate passes resolution establishing National Park Week
The United States Senate has passed a resolution introduced by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind) and other colleagues to secure April 19-27 as National Park Week. According ...