In a statement entered into the Congressional Record, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discussed President Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as the next U.S. Attorney General. “When Blanche was under consideration to be Deputy Attorney General, the number two position at the Justice Department, I reminded him of the importance of DOJ maintaining its independence from the President and the pull of politics. Regrettably, o… Continue Reading
Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led the release of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) newly-completed report examining the Trump Administration’s immigration detention expansion, specifically regarding waste and performance issues at Camp East Montana. In addition to Durbin, the report was originally requested by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; U.S. Senator Ga… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, objected to the Trump Administration’s flawed attempt at an appropriate consultation with Congress on May 21st and increase in the refugee admissions goal solely for white Afrikaners from South Africa. In a letter to President Trump entered into the Congressional Record, the… Continue Reading
June 05, 2026