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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat
Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.
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In His Springfield Backyard, Dick Durbin Reflects on His Decision Not to Run for Another Senate Term
Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ ...
Maddow Blog | Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.24.25: Dick Durbin’s retirement touches off scramble
Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second highest ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced that he’s retiring after 44 years of ...
Dick Durbin Sounds Alarm About DOGE's Possible Failure To Be Subject To FOIA
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing prior to the Congressional recess, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) took aim at DOGE and ...
Durbin derides Hegseth as ‘petty’
Also attending that ceremony was Hegseth, who was standing in for President Donald Trump. “He made a conscious point of not even greeting us or speaking to us,” Durbin said of Hegseth. “It was so ...