Tag: Dick Durbin

Plumes of steam drift from the cooling tower of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on April 4, 2017.

Energy and Environment

Senators from both parties look to the military to save nuclear power

John Siciliano · September 6, 2018 10:48 pm

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questions President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 5, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Ben Sasse’s 15-minute civics lesson is the best part of the Kavanaugh hearing so far

Nicole Russell · September 6, 2018 6:39 pm

Brett Kavanaugh and Dick Durbin.

Beltway Confidential

Dick Durbin gave Brett Kavanaugh a 528-page book; he took it home and devoured it

Philip Wegmann · September 6, 2018 6:10 pm

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin doesn't expect enough Democrats to vote in favor of ending debate on Judge Neil Gorsuch's appointment to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Durbin calls on Kavanaugh to push for delay of confirmation hearing

Melissa Quinn · September 4, 2018 4:40 pm

Republican Party's midterm election prospects could hang in the balance with Brett Kavanaugh.

Senate releases 5,700 documents from Kavanaugh’s time in Bush White House

Gabby Morrongiello · August 9, 2018 6:04 pm

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Senate Democrats push for all Kavanaugh records: 'What are they hiding?'

Laura Barrón-López · July 31, 2018 2:00 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., will not be able to receive Holy Communion in his home diocese after his recent vote against a bill that would have banned late-term abortions. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Dick Durbin calls on Kirstjen Nielsen to resign over family separations

Caitlin Yilek · July 31, 2018 11:55 am

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington during a Wednesday meeting.

White House dismisses ‘laughable’ attacks on Kavanaugh’s views toward independent counsel

Gabby Morrongiello · July 18, 2018 6:26 pm

This artist rendering shows Chief Justice John Roberts, center, speaking at the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. From left are, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

Beltway Confidential

It doesn’t matter who Trump nominates for the Supreme Court, Democrats will hate them no matter what

Philip Wegmann · July 9, 2018 10:02 pm

Dick Durbin: Blocking Trump’s Supreme Court pick more important than red state Dems getting re-elected

Daniel Chaitin · July 8, 2018 2:51 pm

Senate Democrats want to fight Trump’s Supreme Court pick — if they can stick together

Laura Barrón-López · June 28, 2018 4:00 am

Embrace the ‘Kennedy Test’ for Federal Judges, Don’t Politicize It

Anthony Marcum, Shoshana Weissmann · June 25, 2018 5:30 am