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Thune says Senate ‘ready to help’ with Russia sanctions if peace talks falter
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) signaled that Republicans could pass withering new sanctions against Russia if peace ...
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Who Is Running to Replace Dick Durbin? Here’s Who’s In and Who Might Be Joining the US Senate Race
There promises to be nothing boring about the Illinois race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who will retire in 2027 after ...
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.
Mexico moves to outlaw foreign propaganda after US runs anti-migrant ad across border
A reform was presented to the Mexican Senate to bar foreign governments from spreading propaganda after the U.S. DHS airs ...
Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection
Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...
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 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 ...
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’ ...
US Congress wrestles with Trump tax bill, aims to finish by July 4
Republicans in the U.S. Congress turned in earnest on Monday to their biggest challenge of Donald Trump's presidency: trying ...