Sen. Dick Durbin, D- Ill., the Senate Democratic whip and the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, has announced he is retiring and will not seek re-election in 2026.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026, saying he would “pass the torch” to up-and-coming leaders in his party after completing ...

Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting off a succession scramble to take his powerful leadership spot in the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and accelerating a generational ...

Durbin announces he will not seek Senate reelection 01:34. Washington — Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday he won't seek reelection in 2026, kickstarting a race for his long-held seat ...

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. “I know ...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek reelection next year, setting off what’s likely to be a lively skirmish to replace him. Durbin, the Senate’s Democratic whip and one of the longest-serving ...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026, ending his decadeslong career in Congress. Sen. Durbin joins Morning Joe to discuss why he won't seek re ...

Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, a Democrat, said Thursday that older lawmakers may want to consider when it is time to step away from politics for the younger generation.

Sen. Dick Durbin warned during the Senate’s first judicial nominee hearing of the year that he would continue to hold up at least one of President Donald Trump’s DOJ nominees.

Apr. 1—Poor U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin — the vultures are circling. For starters, there's Father Time. Still undefeated, this ravenous super senior is swinging his scythe closer and closer to the ...

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he won’t run for reelection next year, opening up the No. 2 slot in Senate Democratic leadership for the first time in two decades. Durbin, 80 ...