Tag: Dick Durbin

"Let's do it in December for the good of the country and let's take care of a lot of problems at one time to show the country we actually can function. I'm rather excited about the possibilities of legislating in December." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lindsey Graham favors fixing DACA with government funding bill, says shutdown ‘possible’

Josh Siegel · November 26, 2017 3:44 pm

Has Sen. Al Franken acknowledged the misconduct alleged by radio host Leeann Tweeden? The answer is no. Franken has acknowledged the actions in a photo in which he mimics groping a sleeping Tweeden. But Franken has not admitted Tweeden's more serious charge that he physically forced himself on her while rehearsing for a skit during a USA tour in 2008. (AP Photos)

Al Franken will show if Democrats mean what they say on sexual abuse

W. James Antle III · November 17, 2017 5:01 am

Some Democratic senators said that they believed the allegation from Leeann Tweeden that Franken kissed and groped her without her consent in 2006 when the two were on a USO tour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic senators call for ethics probe of Al Franken, not resignation

Robert King · November 16, 2017 6:49 pm

"We have a critical shortage of highly qualified and skilled people as it is in the military. The military is not a jobs program," the Arizona lawmaker said. (AP Photo/Matt York)

House Democrat: ‘We should not be trying to save military jobs for American citizens’

Anna Giaritelli · November 9, 2017 5:34 pm

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., center, is joined by fellow Republicans to discuss their support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans predict 300 lawmakers would back DACA fix by New Year’s Eve

Anna Giaritelli · November 9, 2017 4:06 pm

The faster pace followed intense pressure from conservative groups, including one that threatening to launch an expensive and unflattering advertising campaign about the glacial pace of confirmations under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

After threats, Mitch McConnell wins praise on confirmations

Susan Ferrechio · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined at left by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, leads a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Inside Republicans’ plot to ensure Trump’s federal judge victories

Ryan Lovelace · November 5, 2017 4:01 am

Before the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Bibas' nomination last week, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin spoke against him as "outside the mainstream of American legal thinking" because of Bibas' legal writings on enhanced interrogation techniques. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Senate votes to confirm Stephanos Bibas to 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals

Ryan Lovelace · November 2, 2017 6:17 pm

"There was nothing to be gained by staying," Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate Democrats cave on Trump’s judges after GOP threatens weekend work

Susan Ferrechio · November 2, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., accused Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Wednesday of trying to have it both ways: "You want to cut off federal funds and criticize the murder rate." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dick Durbin clashes with Jeff Sessions over Chicago’s gun violence and sanctuary policies

Todd Shepherd · October 18, 2017 4:41 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Thursday will propose immigration legislation that seeks to strike a balance between progressive and conservatives' demands on border security and the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Bob Christie)

Jeff Flake wants to find a fix for DACA and border security

Anna Giaritelli · October 5, 2017 4:10 pm

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reintroduced the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act on Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators give criminal justice reform another try

Kelly Cohen · October 4, 2017 7:19 pm