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Sen. Dick Durbin Claims Senate Republicans Have Been ‘Packing the Courts’ for Three Years
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— Oct 11, 2020
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) claims that his Republican colleagues have been packing the courts for the duration of President Donald Trump ‘s time in the White House. During an appearance NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday…
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‘About Time’: Dick Durbin’s Eyes Light Up After Learning Congress Could Be Giving Itself A Pay Raise
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— Dec 18, 2024
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois appeared pleased when informed by a CNN reporter Wednesday that Congress is looking to potentially give itself a pay raise. The pay raise, a “cost of living adjustment,” which…
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Marsha Blackburn, Pam Bondi Call Out Dick Durbin For Not Releasing Epstein Flight Logs
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— Oct 7, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn called out Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin during a Tuesday hearing for not publishing deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs…
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‘Where Does This End?’: Dick Durbin Says Biden Was Wrong For Issuing Preemptive Pardons
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— Jan 22, 2025
Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday on CNN that former President Joe Biden was wrong to issue last-minute preemptive pardons just before his term ended. Minutes before President Donald Trump was sworn into…
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‘It’s Time For Ukraine To Get A New President’: Trump Signals End Of Patience With Zelenskyy As War Stretches On
Spencer Lombardo · 4 min · 8h
DC Police Union’s Gregg Pemberton Expresses ‘Frustration’ As Dick Durbin Solely Focuses On J6 Officer Assaults
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— Sep 30, 2025
Washington, D.C., Police Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton expressed irritation during a Tuesday hearing as Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin focused exclusively on police officer assaults that occurred during the Jan…
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Durbin on Tanden Criticism: Think About ‘Barrage’ of Tweets From Trump
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— Feb 25, 2021
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget Neera Tanden is coming under fire for her past tweets, but Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is defending her. Durbin is pointing to former President Donald…
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Durbin Wants To ‘Prove’ There Is ‘Possibility of 10 Republicans’ Who Would Join Immigration Reform
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— Mar 25, 2021
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is optimistic that there is a “possibility” that 10 Senate Republicans would be willing to work with Democrats to pass “meaningful immigration reform.” Durbin met with a…
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Durbin Predicts ‘Several’ GOP Senators May Vote for Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee
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— Feb 1, 2022
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) believes there is a chance that President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee will win some Republican votes. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Durbin said he had…
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No. 2 Senate Democrat Announces Retirement After Four Decades In Congress
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— Apr 23, 2025
Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced his retirement after 44 years in Congress on Wednesday. Durbin, 80, was up for reelection in 2026 and was widely expected to not seek a sixth…
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You cannot do everything, so failing to choose is a choice
McKeown contends that chronic overcommitment spreads effort across trivial pursuits, and only a clear yes should survive so the vital few get real work.
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Durbin Voices Support for Censuring Trump, but Says the Senate Should Hold an Impeachment Trial
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— Jan 28, 2021
As the Senate appears likely to acquit former President Donald Trump on the charge of “incitement of insurrection,” some senators are proposing censuring him — which would not require a trial. However, Sen. Dick Durbin…
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Durbin ‘Gave up’ on Trump’s Attorney After Trying To Follow His ‘Line of Thinking’
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— Feb 10, 2021
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) “gave up” on following former President Donald Trump’s attorney after he could not “understand his line of thinking.” During an appearance on CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday, host John Berman…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Durbin Questions Where GOP Loyalty Lies After Senators Try To Dismiss Trump’s Impeachment Trial
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— Jan 27, 2021
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is uncertain of where Republican loyalty lies after many Republican senators attempted to dismiss President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as unconstitutional. During an appearance on CNN’s…
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Durbin: Dems Should Consider Changes To the Filibuster if GOP Senators Block Biden’s Agenda
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— Jan 24, 2021
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says Democrats should consider making changes to the legislative filibuster if Republicans use it to block President Joe Biden ‘s agenda. While Congressional Republicans are…
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Durbin Appears To Push Back on Tlaib’s Call To Get Rid Of Policing
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— Apr 13, 2021
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) believes there needs to be law enforcement in the United States. His remarks follow shortly after Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called for “no more policing, incarceration, and…
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Houthis Launch Missile Attack On Riyadh International Airport As Blasts Shock Saudi Capital
Harold Hutchison · 2 min · 12h
Sen. Dick Durban on Hillary Clinton’s Biden Concession Remarks: ‘I Think She’s Flat Out Wrong’
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— Sep 27, 2020
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is criticizing former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for saying Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden “should not concede under any circumstances” if he…
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Support Trump vs Support Democrats
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Every executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.
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Durbin Fires Back at CNN Reporter After Being Questioned About Pay Raises in Spending Bill
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— Dec 18, 2024
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) snapped at a CNN reporter after he was asked about pay raises in the massive spending bill. A stop-gap spending bill to fund the government through March 14 was unveiled by lawmakers on Tuesday…
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Durbin Torches McConnell for Saying He Would Block a Biden SCOTUS Nominee in 2024
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— Jun 14, 2021
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is criticizing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for saying he would block a Supreme Court nomination from President Joe Biden made during the 2024 election. “…
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Trump AG Nominee, Democrat Senator Come To Blows Over Epstein Files
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— Jul 15, 2026
Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin interrogated acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the Jeffrey Epstein files in Wednesday's confirmation hearing.
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Top Democrat Burns Himself Trying to Defend Biden on Classified Docs After His Own Inconvenient Words Resurface
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— Jan 24, 2023
Dick Durbin tried to say all the right things — but got most of them wrong. In an interview on Sunday, the Illinois senator acknowledged that President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents was “unacceptable,”…
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Quiet discipline, not charisma, turns good companies great
Only eleven of 1,435 Fortune 500 firms went from market-or-worse returns to at least three times the market for fifteen years—and Collins finds they did it with humble leaders and narrow focus, not celebrity CEOs.
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Top Dem Admits AOC's Effort to Impeach Clarence Thomas Won't Work
Opinion
— Jul 11, 2022
Say what you will about Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate majority whip. He’s been through a few more rodeos than fellow Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Thus, when he’s throwing…
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AG Nominee Pam Bondi Dodges Question About 2020 Election
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— Jan 15, 2025
The question seemed simple enough. To paraphrase, the question was who lost the 2020 election. That question led to an exchange between Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi Wednesday during a…
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Senator Gets Lesson on How Free Speech Works After Complaining About Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter
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— Nov 3, 2022
These people don’t just tell lies; they tell whoppers. The latest is Democrat Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, who tweeted “Free speech does not include spreading misinformation to downplay political violence.” Ah…
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GOP Lawmakers Accuse Dems of Wanting to ‘Trample the Constitution’ With Proposal
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— Dec 17, 2024
The idea of doing away with the electoral college and the the winner of the popular vote takes the White House is an unpopular one by some Republicans. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Peter…
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Dem Leader Dick Durbin Admits His Party Has ‘Oversold’ and ‘Underperformed’ on Biden’s Spending Plan
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— Oct 20, 2021
Even as the oft-touted concept of free college is dropped from the grab bag of programs congressional Democrats are trying to pass, one top Democratic senator admits that his party has mismanaged expectations on the…
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There’s A New Development Blowing Up America’s AI Debate
Sean Moran · 7 min · 12h
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