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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 ...
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat
Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.
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 ...
US Sen. Durbin: 'I’m not planning on endorsing any particular candidate'
Illinois' senior senator announced that he is not planning to endorse a candidate, but he would in an "extreme case." ...
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 ...