Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I…
In front of Chicago’s iconic Water Tower, hundreds gathered Sunday afternoon in thunderous support of democracy in war-torn Ukraine — two days after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance confronted the Eastern European nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over plans for peace in a tense televised meeting. Politicians and leaders from around the country…
Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she’s “not a fan” of preemptive pardons that President Joe Biden is reportedly weighing to issue before he leaves office in January. Politico and NBC News reported last week that Biden is considering issuing preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump, including Democratic Senator-elect…
CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, on Sunday if he had any concerns about President Joe Biden‘s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Last Sunday, Biden issued a pardon for his son that not only covered his federal felony gun and tax convictions but also any other “offenses against the…