Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois won’t run for reelection next year, opening up the No. 2 slot in Senate Democratic leadership ...

Dick Durbin, the 80-year-old Democratic Illinois senator who's served in Congress for more than four decades, has announced ...

Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, was first elected in 2018 and won reelection in 2024 with 75.3% of the ...

The veteran senator's departure will set off a mad scramble both for his Senate seat and for younger colleagues eager to move up in the chamber.

Dick Durbin, the Senate’s longtime second-ranking Democrat, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, sparking a ...

Longtime Illinois Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election to another term next year.

The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.

Rep. Ilhan Omar has decided to run for reelection in the House of Representatives rather than pursue a bid for the seat of retiring Sen. Tina Smith. Omar was one of many Democrats seen as a ...

Rep. Omar was the first Somali American elected to U.S. Congress, and has been reelected three times (2020, 2022, 2024) since ...

As Democrats work to win back support in the Midwest, they will be without Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith and Michigan Sen. Gary ...