Richard Durbin
United States Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is now serving decades in prison after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment when he worked for Michigan State and Indiana-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Biles: FBI turned 'blind eye' to reports of gymnasts' abuse

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Graves And Michael Balsamo Sep. 15, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris holds a roundtable discussion with advocates from faith-based NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and shelter and legal service providers, during her visit to the Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, Friday, June 25, 2021. The Paso del Norte Port of Entry is one of the country's busiest pedestrian border crossings. It is located on the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Thousands of people cross the border through the Port each day.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
On border tour, Harris laments 'infighting' over immigration

By Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 25, 2021 05:12 PM EDT

Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, left, and Benjamin Crump, civil rights attorney who represented the family of George Floyd, right, pause for reporters at the Capitol in Washington, after meeting with Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the first anniversary of Floyd's death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Grief, smiles 1 year after Floyd death as family meets Biden

By Alexandra Jaffe And Alan Fram May. 25, 2021 10:32 AM EDT

In this March 24, 2021 photo, migrant families, mostly from Central American countries, wade through shallow waters after being delivered by smugglers on small inflatable rafts on U.S. soil in Roma, Texas. The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Watchdog: US forced deported parents to leave kids behind

By Ben Fox May. 24, 2021 02:18 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks on updated guidance on face mask mandates and COVID-19 response, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden meets DACA recipients in immigration overhaul push

By Aamer Madhani May. 14, 2021 02:44 PM EDT

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave as they board Air Force One to depart at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Newport News, Va. They traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash

By Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller And Julie Watson May. 03, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 30, 2021 12:06 AM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 29, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

National Guard troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 03, 2021 01:25 AM EDT

A woman dressed a baby at a respite center hosted by a humanitarian group after they were released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem Tuesday but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden aims to prevent border crossings from swamping agenda

By Jonathan Lemire Mar. 21, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies

By Marcy Gordon Mar. 16, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leads a Republican news conference during a delay in work on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills

By Alan Fram Mar. 15, 2021 08:18 PM EDT

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 01, 2021 10:45 AM EST

Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priority

By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick Feb. 22, 2021 12:56 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

By Michael Balsamo Feb. 21, 2021 08:01 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Des Moines Register. Feb. 11, 2021. Editorial: A silver lining of this pandemic: Iowans are connecting with health care providers ...

Christina Bollo of Urbana, Illinois, holds a sign as she protests the execution of Corey Johnson, near the Federal Correctional Complex, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Terre Haute, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty

By Michael Tarm Feb. 07, 2021 07:45 AM EST

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is returning to Washington after visiting his Mar-a-Lago resort. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes

By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville And Kate Brumback Jan. 03, 2021 12:14 PM EST

Durbin: Help from Congress for Illinois finances unlikely

Dec. 22, 2020 11:02 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is touting the benefits of the pandemic and omnibus spending bill passed by Congress, but on Tuesday warned Illinois’...

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Manchin, is putting pressure on congressional leaders to accept a split-the-difference solution to the months-long impasse on COVID-19 relief in a last-gasp effort to ship overdue help to a hurting nation before Congress adjourns for the holidays. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill

By Andrew Taylor Dec. 16, 2020 12:44 AM EST