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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued a sharp warning from the Senate floor Tuesday, warning of a “scorched-earth Senate” in response to Democrats pressing to end the filibuster.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the coronavirus relief bill “significantly” expands America’s safety net beyond emergency pandemic relief. Host Wolf Blitzer asked, “[B]eyond the emergency pandemic relief, how much does

Grassley called out left-wing domestic violence during the summer amid an attempt by Durbin to focus on violent extremism on the right.

Durbin cast the January 6 breach of the Capitol Building as driven by white supremacy and not just protesting the 2020 election results.

Durbin’s decision to support the parliamentarian over the loudest part of the Democrat Party is the lastest sign $15 minimum wage hike will not be included in President Joe Biden’s Coronavirus package.

Grassroots pressure on Republicans is necessary to block the Democrat push for amnesty, said William Gheen, president of ALIPAC.

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called former President Donald Trump’s defense in his second impeachment trial a “cartoon-like presentation” Friday during MSNBC’s coverage during a break in the proceedings.

The Koch’s network of donor class organizations and the United States Chamber of Commerce are lobbying senators to help pass Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said the DREAM Act, if enacted, would permit the extension of amnesty to illegal aliens with criminal convictions.

In a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) sounded off on President Joe Biden’s efforts to eliminate the President Donald Trump administration’s “bad policy” when it comes to immigration.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) previewed gun control during recent days and make clear he thinks there is “a lot of work to do to make this country a safer place.”

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are refusing to hold hearings on Alejandro Mayorkas, President Joe Biden’s nominee to helm the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if Democrats need to consider ending the 60-vote filibuster threshold to pass legislation if Republicans don’t work with them.

Incoming Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he did not anticipate the “arm-twisting” that would be a part of whipping votes as it pertained to President Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of attaching “poison pills” to $2,000 direct payments to try to discourage people from passing $2,000 payments. Durbin said, “The

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) disagreed with the push by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block the vote on the veto override for the National Defense Authorization Act unless there is a

Indian-origin lobbyists are rallying India’s many visa workers to pressure Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to remove his China-related amendment from Sen. Mike Lee’s S.386 green card giveaway bill.

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Sunday ABC’s “This Week” that Joe Biden is going to be sworn in as the next president of the United States on January 20.

Democratic Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” if his party takes the majority in the November election, they will restore “balance” to the courts in response to the Republican-controlled Senate confirming President Donald Trump’s nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) claimed that an “orange cloud” hangs over the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett during Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

During Wednesday confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) read from Barrett’s dissent in Kanter v. Barr (2019), noting that she holds “the Second Amendment confers an individual right.”

Judge Amy Coney Barrett stood up to hostile questioning on Wednesday morning by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) about her dissent in the Kanter v. Barr case last year, after he falsely claimed that she had described the right to vote as “secondary.”

Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday revealed her personal reaction to the George Floyd death video that sparked protests and riots across the country.

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings in person — as are other key Democrats — despite Judiciary Democrats warning of the dangers of holding in-person hearings due to the Chinese coronavirus.

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday that there should be “no questions” about Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s faith, a departure from Democrats’ behavior when Barrett faced her first judicial nomination three years ago.

Senate Democrats on Monday warned that if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, it would mean the death of Americans on Obamacare.

Dick Durbin used the Amy Coney Barrett hearing to claim (falsely) that Trump “refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election.”

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Republicans have bragged about “packing the court” under President Donald Trump.

Monday on “MSNBC Live,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) urged to postpone Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings to the Supreme Court after Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) all tested positive for coronavirus.

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said on Sunday’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week” that Democrats were willing to end the filibuster if they take the Senate majority in November’s election.

On Saturday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Senate Judiciary Committee member and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) commented on what Democrats will do if they win back the majority in the Senate, including the possibility of adding seats to the

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday previewed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s acceptance speech that is scheduled later in the day during the Democratic National Convention.

Sen. Mike Lee’s latest version of S.386 creates a novel “Green Card Lite” legal status to help Fortune 500 companies import many more Indian graduates into U.S. white collar jobs.

The primary lobby group for India’s contract workers in the United States is turning its invective against Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) after he blocked the bipartisan bill to supercharge the flow of India’s visa workers into U.S. white-collar jobs.

Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) sounded off on President Donald Trump casting doubt on the success of vote-by-mail amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic without fraud.

Nearly all GOP Senators and top officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are quietly backing the S.386 outsourcing bill pushed by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), according to Hill sources.