Dick Durbin: “There's no question in my mind that the Supreme Court has exempted itself from the standards that apply to the executive…”

For decades, America has stood as the bastion of freedom against tyranny, and American presidents have embodied our nation’s resistance to tyrants. Putin is a tyrant.

Much like a toddler throwing a tantrum, Donald Trump continues to punish Americans who live in states that did not support him in the last election.

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.

To leave here without this being a law finalized to protect these young people … is painful, really painful. I don’t want them to feel like I’m abandoning them.