Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection, capping off a decades-long Senate career. “The decision of whether to run for reelection ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, one of the highest ranking Democrats on Capitol Hill, will not seek reelection next year, capping a more than four decade-long tenure in Congress. "The decision of ...

And in the Senate, the race to replace Durbin will set off a leadership scramble that won’t be formalized until after next year’s midterms and through a secret ballot of Democratic senators.

Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he ... we jointly hosted — visitors spent much of the time asking me for pictures and autographs.” “I would not have been a United States Senator ...

Upon news of his retirement Wednesday, Dick Durbin was widely hailed by fellow Democrats for his long service to his home state of Illinois, his years in Senate leadership and his work championing ...

The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said Wednesday he’ll retire after the 2026 elections, and how the party replaces him could suggest whether it has learned from its ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced he won’t be running for reelection in 2026. Durbin, 80, served five terms in the Senate, and his announcement was met with celebration among some in the ...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois says he won’t seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), a veteran senator and the second-highest-ranked Democrat in the Senate, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek reelection, kicking off what is expected to be a ...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is retiring at the end of next year after more than four decades in Washington in a move that also will set off a leadership fight among his colleagues in the Senate ...

Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek reelection in 2026, potentially making way for more fresh blood as the party pushes back against ...