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Illinois’ Durbin Becomes 4th Senate Democrat to Step Down in ‘26
In the wake of longtime Illinois Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin announcing his retirement Wednesday, politicians are looking back on the 80-year-old Senate minority whip’s tenure and also looking ahead to who will replace him. “In…
Van Hollen’s Office Mum on Cost of El Salvador Visit
Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s office is mum about how much the taxpayers had to shell out for his trip to El Salvador — or whether he or someone else paid — in a failed effort to win the release from prison of a former illegal…
Sanders-Backed Candidate Jumps Into Senate Race in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed, a former Michigan health official known for his pro-Palestinian sympathies, has jumped into the Democratic primary to replace the retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., in the Senate. El-Sayed, who served as the…
Md. Senator Faces Backlash Over Illegal Alien Gambit
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is drawing significant pushback for his visit to El Salvador seeking to free Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. who stands accused of being a gang member in…
Free-for-All Likely in Illinois If Durbin Gives Up Senate Seat
Amid speculation that Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., will announce his retirement soon, Democrats are gearing up for a political free-for-all to fill his seat. Durbin, 80, who has been in Congress since the Reagan administration,…
Republicans Line Up to Replace Retiring McConnell
After former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced in February his intention to retire at the end of his current term, it set off a wave of speculation over who would jump into the race to replace the elder…
Gloves Come Off in Paxton-Cornyn GOP Senate Contest in Texas
The most contentious Senate contest of 2026 is shaping up to be between two Republicans. Since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared his run to unseat Sen. John Cornyn, who has represented the Lone Star State since 2002,…
Canada’s biggest battle lies not with politicians, but a stacked Liberal justice system
Tue Apr 15, 2025 - 6:19 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — To discern where the primary source of progressive power in Canada lies, one only needs to look at the outrage incurred by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent comments…
Second Time’s the Charm? Rogers Making Another Bid for Senate
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., on Monday announced his 2026 run for the soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat of retiring Michigan Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. Rogers, a veteran of Michigan politics, who lost to Sen. Elissa…
Senator Proposes Legislation to Create Easter Federal Holiday
Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, should have its own federal holiday, according to a Republican senator. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., wrote in an X thread Monday that he introduced legislation to create a…
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