Democrats finally appear to be letting go of the gerontocracy and beginning to welcome a new generation, writes Eric Garcia ...

The decision by Durbin, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, to retire opens the door for a more liberal replacement like ...

In today’s edition … Your thoughts on Trump’s first 100 days … Republicans continue pursuing top policy priorities in the ...

Longtime Illinois Democrats Dick Durbin and Jan Schakowsky are retiring, paving the way for younger lawmakers to step in and ...

We could be seeing another "Year of the Woman" with multiple high-profile Senate primaries featuring face-offs between female ...

Juliana Stratton, for the U.S. Senate, a move that could serve as a ... “They’re using the same old playbook that they’ve always used, and it’s not working.” Even before she announced ...

In a country bitterly divided on virtually everything, from the major to the mundane, there’s one issue that could unite ...

The retirement of Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL ... Budget Committee under former President Joe Biden. The 69-year-old Whitehouse isn’t far off in age to Durbin, who’s 80.

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“The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch,” he said in a video ...

In a country bitterly divided on virtually everything, from the major to the mundane, there’s one issue that could unite ...