Schumer defended his handling of the funding showdown with Republicans and imagined the flood of complaints he would be ...

Schumer infuriated much of his party by voting ... who voted to block the Republican bill. Sen. Patty Murray (Washington), the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, urged her colleagues ...

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are viewed by Senate insiders as the three lawmakers competing to succeed ...

Durbin, a key figure in the Democratic caucus, has made his mark in Congress, notably endorsing Barack Obama early in the ...

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Monday said he plans to publicly stay out of any potential fight to replace him ...

Schatz, 52, has been making phone calls to consolidate support since Durbin, 80, announced his retirement last week.

Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...

The election to replace Durbin as the Democratic whip won't happen until after the 2026 midterms, but Schatz is wasting ...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is building support to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) as the No. 2 Senate Democrat. The Washington Examiner is tracking his votes.