Tag: Dick Durbin

Sen. Dick Durbin called for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to resign unless he appoints a special prosecutor to investigate ties between President Trump's campaign and Russia. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

National Security

Durbin calls for Rod Rosenstein to appoint Russia special prosecutor or resign

Al Weaver · May 12, 2017 6:21 pm

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says President Trump has become a danger to the country and destroyed his credibility in front of the nation and the world. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

National Security

Dick Durbin: Trump is ‘dangerous’

Kyle Feldscher · May 12, 2017 1:36 pm

—œIt will look like it is an effort to cover up this investigation and bring it to a close,—? Durbin told reporters soon after Comey’s termination was announced. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

National Security

Sen. Durbin to Trump: Don’t ‘muscle through’ FBI pick

Robert King · May 9, 2017 10:52 pm

The Democrat accused Republicans of seeking to "cut funding for medical research and take away health insurance for millions of Americans." (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Durbin uses heart procedure to warn against Obamacare repeal

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2017 8:16 pm

"I am committed to women's rights under the law, reproductive rights certainly, and our party is," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)

Sen. Dick Durbin: Democrats must back abortion rights to be part of party

Caitlin Yilek · April 23, 2017 6:28 pm

"This bill is a pale imitation of the original bill. It overpromises and underdelivers," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the Senate floor Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Sen. Dick Durbin: Border wall a ‘political stunt’

Robert King · April 23, 2017 1:33 pm

The pervasive federal regulation of banking only served to drive many banks out of business altogether.

Dodd-Frank regulatory overreaction

Peter Ferrara · April 17, 2017 4:04 am

One thing Congress shouldn't do is let wholesale reform of Dodd-Frank fall by the wayside. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Beltway Confidential

Finance desperately needs reform — start by ditching this draconian regulation

Clark Packard · April 12, 2017 3:19 pm

Senate Democrats call on United to make changes

Anna Giaritelli, Susan Ferrechio · April 11, 2017 10:01 pm

A top Senate Democrat's office late Thursday compared the GOP move to end the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees to the dissolving of the Imperial Senate in "Star Wars."

Democrats compare ‘nuclear option’ to end of Imperial Senate in ‘Star Wars’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 7, 2017 1:05 pm

Revenge for Merrick Garland is the most intellectually respectable argument Democrats have for opposing Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

The Garland nomination, and why elections matter

David Freddoso · April 6, 2017 4:33 pm

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said that Democrats recognize that changes need to be made to Obamacare. However, they're not willing to participate in any process that involves complete repeal. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Dick Durbin: Democrats can negotiate on healthcare if Obamacare repeal isn’t an option

Kyle Feldscher · March 30, 2017 12:30 pm