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The so-called "Biden effect" appears to be a factor in congressional longevity after Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is building support to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) as the No. 2 Senate Democrat. The Washington Examiner is tracking his votes.
A new CNN/SSRS poll found that none of the four Congressional leaders polled had a positive favorability rating, with House ...
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois won’t run for reelection next year, opening up the No. 2 slot in Senate Democratic leadership ...
A beaming Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) called Election Day “a helluva good day” and congratulated both President-elect Trump and the Republican officials who worked to win ...
When I interviewed to work for then-Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2021, he told me that we’d ... enforcement may undermine the political will to maintain this Senate tradition—unless ...
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr's Senate campaign announcement ends months of speculation about whether he would jump into the race.
Congressman Andy Barr has launched a 2026 U.S. Senate campaign for Mitch McConnell’s seat, joining Daniel Cameron and Pamela ...
Lake's role with the Trump administration could complicate efforts to raise money to pay a debt that reached $1 million.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s statement responding to President Biden’s decision to exit the race didn’t call out Biden by name, but criticized the Democrats more broadly ...
During Trump’s first term, it took barely a year — and some setbacks in Congress — before Trump began openly feuding with then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Discussing the ...