U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) demanding a full production of all Committee records following last week’s oversight hearing with former Special Counsel Jack Smith. During the hearing, Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned Mr. Smith about documents that had not been shared with Democratic M… Continue Reading
SARAJEVO - This week, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) is joining U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for a congressional delegation trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, and Kosovo. This will be Durbin’s final congressional delegation trip as a United States Senator. Durbin previously traveled to the Balkans in 1999 and 2009. During the trip, the Senators will meet with government officials, U.S. di… Continue Reading
CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today was presented the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his longstanding efforts to support the federal judiciary and his decades-long work on the Senate Judiciary Committee. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Biden Administration, Durbin led the effort in the Senate to confirm 235 lifetime federal judges—… Continue Reading
September 30, 2026