The Latest Breaking News from Richard J Durbin

The late Rep. Bill Delahunt was a long-term public servant who also happened to be part of a legendary roommate combo on Capitol Hill.

The push to appoint the first Muslim American federal appeals court judge has run into more trouble in the Senate confirmation process.

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to question the head of the federal prison system after a scathing watchdog report on prisoner deaths.

Funding uncertainty has led to a nationwide hiring freeze for offices tasked with representing poor defendants in federal courts.

Privacy hawks and intelligence-focused lawmakers are expected to clash over reauthorization of a powerful but controversial spy authority.

The Senate appeared Wednesday to be on the verge of going home for the holidays without passing an emergency war funding package.

FBI Director Christopher Wray delivered a full-throated defense of a powerful spy authority on Tuesday, invoking the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and warning lawmakers that a watered-down surveillance program could leave the agency paralyzed to respond to threats. “What could anybody possibly say to victims’ families if there was…

The Senate Judiciary Committee moved ahead with subpoenas Thursday as part of the panel’s inquiry into Supreme Court ethics.

Republicans erupted at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday after Chair Richard J. Durbin blocked them from speaking on nominations.