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Sen. Durbin pushes back on proposed cuts to disaster recovery programs
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin’s office says he joined other senators in pushing back on U.S. Department of Housing ...
Senate Democrats call on Trump to reverse FTC firings
A group of Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reverse the firings of two Democratic members of the Federal ...
Top Illinois Democrat readies a Senate bid — and tells people she has major backing
Juliana Stratton has told fellow Democrats that she plans to run if Sen. Dick Durbin retires and that Gov. JB Pritzker will ...
Illinois Dems split on allowing vote on bill to avert government shutdown
Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting to allow the measure to proceed for a final vote on Friday. Sen. Tammy ...
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Illinois Gov. criticizes Democrats for aiding Republicans in avoiding shutdown
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticized top Democrats on Capitol Hill for helping Republicans avert a government shutdown, while ...
Schumer in toughest fight of Senate leadership career
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is facing the toughest fight of his Senate leadership career amid sharp attacks from his party’s base over his vote to advance a House ...
Simpson remembered as a giant of the Senate, literally
The colorful former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson died Friday at age 93 while recovering from a broken hip he sustained in ...
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Republicans Again Reject Durbin’s Unanimous Consent Request To Pass Resolution In Support Of Medical Research At NIH
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) again asked for ...
Senate Dems’ shutdown politics
Of the Democratic senators who voted to move the bill forward, only three seats are up for reelection in 2026.
Recap: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...
Government shutdown averted as Democrats help Senate approve GOP spending bill
Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...