The Democrat from Connecticut, who has spent his decade in the Senate trying and failing to enact gun safety bills, says his party should make the issue the core of its 2022 midterm message.
Tag: Durbin, Richard J
-
Russian Atrocities Prompt Bipartisan Push to Expand U.S. War Crimes Law
A bill being drafted in the Senate would allow U.S. courts to try war crimes cases even if neither the perpetrators nor the victims are American.
-
Democrats Aim to Fill as Many Court Vacancies as Possible by End of 2022
Democrats aim to fill as many court vacancies as possible by the end of 2022, when Senate Republicans are in reach of winning control and slamming the brakes on President Biden’s picks.
-
The Respectful Supreme Court Hearing That Wasn’t
Republicans’ hostile interrogation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and relentless re-litigating of past Supreme Court feuds marred a historic moment.
-
Takeaways From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings
Republicans fired off an array of political attacks, and Democrats got through their biggest hurdle to swearing in the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.