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With Dick Durbin not running, 'at least a dozen' serious contenders ready to jump into Senate race
Expect announcements from Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Rep. Lauren Underwood within hours and days ...
Dick Durbin Announces End to Senate Career, Opening Key Democratic Seat
Longtime Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who is the second highest ranking member of the party in the chamber, ...
Senate Democrats ask SSA watchdog to investigate impact of DOGE cuts
NY and other top Senate Democrats asked the Social Security Administration's acting inspector general Wednesday to ...
Federal judge for the Abrego Garcia case had a contentious Senate confirmation
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is the latest judge at odds with the Trump administration. In a scathing rebuke, she has ...
House Republican enters race for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, setting up high-stakes GOP primary
Rep. Andy Barr is jumping into the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell in the November 2026 elections.
Three senators are vying to become the next R.I. Senate president after Dominick Ruggerio’s death
Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of Senators Valarie Lawson and Frank Ciccone forming a leadership team, but ...
US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare’s preventive care coverage mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a key preventive-care provision of the Affordable Care Act in a ...
Senate Democrats seeking to block confirmation of prosecutor who championed Jan. 6 defendants
Ed Martin is a longtime Trump loyalist, a figure in the 2020 Stop the Steal movement, served as a defense attorney in U.S.