WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Administration Slashes Medical Research Funding, Durbin Underscores The Long-Term Impact It Will Have On Americans' Health May 21, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today participated in a spotlight hearing on the Trump Administration's drastic cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The forum, which was hosted by U.S. Senators Pe  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 22, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Atlantic Diving Supply Inc.,* doing business as ADS, Virginia Beach, Virginia (SPE8EJ-25-D-0501); Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois (SPE8EJ-25-D-0502); Berger Cummins JV, Greenville, South Carolina (SPE8EJ-25-D-0503); Inglett & Stubbs International LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE8EJ-25-D-0504); and Texas Power & Associates LLC.,* Palm Harbor, Florida (SPE8EJ-  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on May 22, 2025: * * * Name of Product: DTR Plush Bag Stitch and DTR Plush Bag Angel Hazard: The zipper pull on the back of the plush bags can detach, posing a risk of serious injury or death from choking and/or ingestion of the zipper pull. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 22, 2025 Units: About 2,900 Consumer Contact: Primark collect at 617-946-3236 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Announces Hold On The Nomination Of The U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of Florida May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that he is holding the nomination of Jason Reding Quinones to be a United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, as well as leaving open the po  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Announces Hold On The Nomination Of The U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of Florida WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that he is holding the nomination of Jason Reding Quinones to be a United States Attorney for the Southern   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out His Republican Colleagues For Their Silence Around President Trump And His Family Profiting Off Of The Presidency WASHINGTON - Shortly after the U.S. formally accepted a private jet as a gift from the royal family of Qatar as a new Air Force One for President Trump, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member o  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Republican Colleagues For Their Silence Around President Trump And His Family Profiting Off Of The Presidency May 22, 2025 Durbin: Trump's decision to accept a private jet as a gift from the royal family of Qatar is just the latest in a long line of shady dealings by the President & his family WASHINGTON - Shortly after the U.S. formally accepted a private jet as a gift from  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting May 22, 2025 Durbin expressed his condolences for the two individuals who were shot and killed last night outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening state  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where he extended his thou  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing On Four Executibe Branch Nominees WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Executive Branch Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing May 22, 2025 Durbin pushed all nominees to answer if they believe a litigant--including the Executive Branch--can lawfully deny a court order WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Joseph Edlow, nominated to be the Direc  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Executive Branch Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Durbin pushed all nominees to answer if they believe a litigant--including the Executive Branch--can lawfully deny a court order WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On House Republicans Passing Their Billionaire Tax Giveaway Bill, Stripping Services From Americans May 22, 2025 13.7 million Americans will lose their health care coverage under Republicans' "one, big, beautiful bill" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement slamming House Republicans for passing their reconciliation bill-  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Republicans Voting To Overrule The Senate Parliamentarian May 22, 2025 Durbin: Today's decision by my Senate Republican colleagues will have major long-term impacts for the Senate and the legislative filibuster WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding Senate Republicans voting to overrule a decision by th  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Durbin, Graham, Reps. Ocasio-Cortez & Lee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Non-Consensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfake Imagery The DEFIANCE Act would give survivors a tool to reclaim their image and freedom WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Hawley Reintroduce Bill Combatting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON--U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduced the STOP CSAM Act. The legislation will crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online by allowing victims of child   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Hawley Reintroduce Bill Combatting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material WASHINGTON--U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduced the STOP CSAM Act. The legislation will crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) o  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 16 committee hearings on May 21, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CIVIL WORKS); BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S.   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * Illinois Payroll Jobs Reach Record High for Second Month in a Row Three Months of Consecutive Job Growth, Unemployment Rate Unchanged * The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced nonfarm payrolls increased +4,100 (+0.1%) over-the-month to a new record high of 6,172,500 in April. The previous record was set in last month, with 6,168,400 jobs. A  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * Unemployment Down in 11 of 12 Illinois Metro Areas, 4 Hit Decades-Low for April Illinois Section of St. Louis Metro Area Reaches Record Low Unemployment Rate for April * For the second month in a row, the unemployment rate decreased in eleven metro areas and increased in one over-the-year for the year end April 2025, according to data released today by the U.S. Bu  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Law Enforcement Seize Record Amounts of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Proceeds in International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids; 270 Arrested Across Four Continents Today, the Attorney General and the Department of Justice's Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law enforcement partners announced the results of Oper  more