During the confirmation hearing for Trump's Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins in the Senate this week, Senator Dick Durbin went scorched earth on Rollins over immigration.

"These dismissals clearly violate federal law, which requires the President to provide Congress with 30-day notice of intent and detailed reasons to fire inspectors general," he says ...

Both U.S. senators representing Illinois slammed the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to be the new defense secretary.

As of January 23, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) had signed 32 executive orders, four proclamations, and 12 memoranda in his second presidential term, which began on January 20, 2025. Each type of ...

Trump won’t be on the ballot in 2028, though, and some of the newest Democratic stars are doing things differently. Take Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., who has won two races in a red-leaning state: He ...

Senator Dick Durbin expresses concerns over Kash Patel's qualifications and temperament for the role of FBI Director.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC to discuss his reactions to the pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters who ...

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins Andrea Mitchell to emphasize that Donald Trump’s FBI Director pick, Kash Patel ‘is not up ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing for President Donald Trump's nomination for FBI director, Kash Patel, next ...

There has been sharp reaction on Tuesday to the decision by President Donald Trump to pardon 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol four years ago.

Senator Dick Durbin criticizes President Donald Trump's executive actions targeting immigrants and pardoning Capitol ...

President-elect Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Capitol Rotunda Monday as his first act as president.