Dick Durbin: “The expectation that a nominee to the Supreme Court should have a judicial philosophy... bothers me a bit.”

The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

These changes threaten to undermine the work of the FBI and pose a grave risk to the Bureau’s integrity.

Transferring immigrants to Guantánamo Bay is simply unlawful, and worse yet, inhumane.