Tag: Dick Durbin

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday called on his state's governor to ban gun ownership for "suspected terrorists." (AP Photo)

Durbin says banks thwarted effort to cap debit card fees

Joseph Lawler · September 23, 2015 3:04 pm

Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, leave the podium after answering questions for reporters following the Senate vote on the Iran nuclear agreement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Durbin says GOP pressured to show ‘manhood’ on Iran

Curt Mills · September 17, 2015 5:14 pm

Reid Won’t Say If There Should be Any Limits on Abortion

Michael Warren · September 16, 2015 7:55 pm

Durbin: ‘Some Groups’ Pressuring GOP on Iran Deal Vote

Michael Warren · September 16, 2015 6:52 pm

Syrian refugees take food from volunteers in Hegyeshalom, Hungary, near the border with Austria on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Senate Dem leader: Obama’s refugee plan ‘too modest’

Kelly Cohen · September 16, 2015 4:46 pm

Democrats, who met Wednesday morning with Secretary of State John Kerry and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, are hoping to block the disapproval resolution. (AP Photo)Â

Senate Dems twisting arms to block Iran resolution

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2015 4:06 pm

Will Dems filibuster the Iran deal?

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday called on his state's governor to ban gun ownership for "suspected terrorists." (AP Photo)

Cap on ‘swipe fees’ hasn’t lowered merchants’ costs, Richmond Fed finds

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2015 6:43 pm

"It's probably more tension than I've seen in a long time," Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby said. (Getty Images)

Shelby on advancing banking legislation: ‘We’re serious about this’

Joseph Lawler · July 23, 2015 6:04 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday called on his state's governor to ban gun ownership for "suspected terrorists." (AP Photo)

Key Senate Democrat endorses Iran deal

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 10:35 pm

Under the new initiative, President Obama will reiterate the need for the Senate to pass the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, which recently passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo)

Revamping the nation’s criminal justice system is Obama’s next mission

Nicole Duran · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has taken heat lately for its efforts to fight global anti-smoking measures. (Getty Images file)

Dems push Chamber to stop fighting anti-smoking measures

Robert King · July 9, 2015 3:25 pm