Seven Democratic senators are asking the U.S. Justice Department for information about changes to its civil rights division ...

The retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin became a leading voice on immigration and criminal justice during his time on the ...

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth ...

Ed Martin is a longtime Trump loyalist, a figure in the 2020 Stop the Steal movement, served as a defense attorney in U.S.

Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ...

Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary ...

One of the first orders of business for each new Congress is securing committee assignments. Lawmakers are assigned to ...

The Illinois senator— the minority whip and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee — will not seek reelection in 2026, ...

The 80-year-old added that “a strong Democratic bench” would be “ready to serve” in his place — without naming any immediate ...

A top U.S. Senate Democrat pressed the FBI on Tuesday to explain why it reassigned staff from domestic terrorism investigations, accusing Republican President Donald Trump’s administration of ...