Dick Durbin: “I announce that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) are necessarily absent.”

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

Our state’s top-notch rail system keeps our economy moving while allowing Illinoisans to travel from Chicago to Carbondale.

Today’s announcement means that we can see that growth sooner rather than later.

The American Red Cross declared a national blood supply crisis in the U.S. last month for just the second time ever, which has impacted patients’ ability to be treated for illnesses or undergo surgery.