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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.
Maddow Blog | Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.24.25: Dick Durbin’s retirement touches off scramble
Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second highest ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced that he’s retiring after 44 years of ...
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 ...