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Dick Durbin

Tracked across 11 events · 253 articles · First seen Feb 20, 2025 · Last active May 27, 2026

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Domestic
Impact: Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, voted in favor of the agreement to end the shutdown.
Nov 10, 2025 · 6 articles
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Domestic
Senate Republicans have proposed adding $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies. This proposed boost for Donald Trump's ballroom project comes after 2026 White House Correspondents Dinner…
Impact: Dick Durbin, a Democratic Senator, opposes the funding for the ballroom project, calling it a 'vanity ballroom project' and criticizing Republicans' focus.
May 05, 2026 · 6 articles
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International
Impact: Dick Durbin, a U.S. Senator, commented that repeated violations of NATO airspace by Russian drones are a sign that Vladimir Putin is testing NATO's resolve.
Sep 10, 2025 · 9 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the United States — United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, criticized Kash Patel, describing him as a partisan FBI director who has inflicted damage on the United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sep 16, 2025 · 8 articles
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Domestic
FBI Director Kash Patel is facing intense scrutiny and calls for his removal due to allegations of excessive drinking, erratic behavior, and misuse of government resources. Reports from The Atlantic and other outlets detail instances…
Impact: Dick Durbin, a Democrat and minority whip, has called for Kash Patel's removal, accusing him of weaponizing the United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation to serve Donald Trump's interests.
Apr 22, 2026 · 22 articles
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Domestic
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time by the United States — United States Department of Justice, this time on charges of threatening Donald Trump through a social media post.…
Impact: Dick Durbin, a Democratic Senator, denounced the latest prosecution of James Comey, calling it 'baseless' and 'petty retribution' and criticizing the United States — United States Department of Justice for being 'weaponised'.
Apr 28, 2026 · 142 articles
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Regulatory
CEOs of major social media companies, including Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Platforms, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet Inc. (Google/Google — YouTube), Shou Zi Chew of ByteDance — TikTok Shop, and Evan Spiegel of Snap Inc., have…
Impact: Dick Durbin, a Democratic Senator from Illinois, expressed the need to call social media CEOs back to testify.
May 15, 2026 · 7 articles
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International
Impact: Dick Durbin previously reported Donald Trump's controversial 's***hole countries' remark about African nations, contributing to Trump's contentious history with the continent.
Jul 09, 2025 · 24 articles
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Jan 31, 2026 · 11 articles
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Jan 05, 2026 · 12 articles
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Mar 17, 2026 · 6 articles
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