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Whip watch: Dick Durbin gives tearful goodbye as Dem power play begins for No. 2 Senate spot
Senators Brian Schatz, Patty Murray and Sheldon Whitehouse could be considered potential successors for Senate Minority Whip ...
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says it's time to pass the torch
Sen. Durbin spoke from his home in the state capital of Springfield, where he announced his first senate run back in 1995.
Gov. JB Pritzker endorses Juliana Stratton for Dick Durbin's Senate seat
The billionaire governor’s backing could help Stratton preempt a long line of statewide political heavyweights jockeying for ...
Durbin’s exit seen as chance for generational shift in Democratic leadership
Saying “I know it’s time to pass the torch” in his video announcing he won’t seek reelection, 80-year-old Dick Durbin is ...
Sen. Dick Durbin's service on Capitol Hill goes back over 40 years
Before being elected to the U.S. Senate, Durbin served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives — winning his first ...