The Latest Breaking News from Dick Durbin

Doris Pryor will be only the third Black judge to serve on a court dominated by white men since the 7th Circuit held its first session on June 16, 1891.

Illinois and the entire country should let Sen. Dick Durbin know that he has our full support in moving the PRESS Act forward.

As chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Durbin can “hotline” legislation that would bar the government from seizing records from journalists or their phone and internet providers except in a few emergency situations.

Exiting spox Jenna Valle-Riestra has some thoughts after a few eventful years on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Runaway swipe fees are a new and serious challenge. The entire Illinois congressional delegation — particularly those representing the Chicago area — should support a bill to rein in these fees.

O’Rourke’s campaign said they gave the money back before the company’s scandals became widely public, because they were taken aback by such a large unsolicited donation.

President Joe Biden has yet to signal what states he wants to have early primaries. Michigan, Minnesota are front-runners for the Midwest early primary spot in 2024.

Justice Alito and a donor at the center of the allegations both deny any involvement in the claims.

Promises made as part of the Paris Agreement have already touched down across the Prairie State in a positive way and built momentum that we cannot afford to lose.

Illinois’ first Asian American senator now becomes its first woman reelected to a Senate seat.

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden stumped for suburban Democrats in Joliet on Saturday, part of a final weekend campaign visit to what has been a reliably blue state that underscored national Democratic concerns that Republican gains in several races could give the party control of Congress on Election Day.