On health care, Schatz supports Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on the latter’s single-payer health care proposal. He has also proposed a plan to expand Medicaid to let every American buy into the federal ...

A 48-hour period in 2011 may go down as the era's defining political moment, setting in motion events that are still ...

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce he would not be running for re-election in 2026.

Former first lady Michelle Obama told actor Taraji P. Henson on her podcast, "IMO," about her choice to skip President ...

Mr. Trump issued an executive order opening up the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, which lies some 750 ...

Michelle Obama is opening up about her decision to skip President Donald Trump's second inauguration earlier this year. The former first lady was notably absent from the Jan. 20 ceremony and also ...

Michelle Obama shuts down divorce rumors, saying she's simply making choices for herself, not splitting from Barack.

Barack infamously attended both Jimmy Carter's funeral and Trump's inauguration, which took place just weeks apart in January ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending ...

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois won’t run for reelection next year, opening up the No. 2 slot in Senate Democratic leadership ...

Former President Obama lavished praise on Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday, after the No. 2 Senate Democrat announced ...

The former first lady opened up about facing "ridicule" for not accompanying former President Barack Obama to the inauguration and how she had to "trick" herself out of it.