The accolades rolling in upon Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement are well earned. An often overlooked but central contribution is ...

Perhaps the only greater challenge for congressional Democrats than President Donald Trump’s sledgehammer approach to ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for Senate, giving Stratton backing from a second top state Democrat.

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Monday said he plans to publicly stay out of any potential fight to replace him ...

Updates and the latest news as Trump meets with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Congress returns from recess to work ...

Duckworth’s endorsement of Stratton follows Durbin's retirement announcement last week after nearly 30 years in the Senate.

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) became the first Senate Democrat to announce his run for Democratic whip on Monday, bringing two new ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) isn’t tipping her hand on whether she wants to move up the Senate’s leadership ranks, even as her ...

Senator Dick Durbin honored the life of Pope Francis during a speech from the Senate floor today, giving heartfelt remarks.

Schatz, the chief deputy whip, officially announced his intention to run Monday, jumping in early for a position that will ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton earned another high-profile endorsement in her bid to run for Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick ...

Just one day into her campaign to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Friday ...