U.S. Senate
Emanuel: Senate ‘Copped Out’ By Rejecting Expanded Background Checks On Gun Sales
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, by failing to pass expanded background checks for gun sales, Congress has let politics has get in the way of what should be elected officials’ first priority: protecting the public.
Durbin Confident In Chances For ‘Straw Purchasing’ Gun Trafficker Law
A day after a gun trafficking law named after slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton made its way to the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he believes it has the best chance of becoming law out of all the gun control proposals being considered on Capitol Hill.
Shooting Victims’ Families Present Opposing Views At Hearing On Gun Control
Several Chicagoans who have lost children to gun violence were in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a congressional hearing on how to balance new gun laws against the constitutional rights of gun owners.
Senator Kirk: ‘Stroke Was A Gift From God’
A day before he returns to Congress, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said the stroke he suffered last January “was a gift from God,” because of the people he’s met during his rehabilitation, and “the inner faith that I developed.”
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk Returns To Work This Week
It has been nearly a year since U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk suffered a major stroke. This week, Kirk will finally head back to the Senate, and get back to work.
Sen. Mark Kirk To Return To Capitol Hill A Year After Stroke
Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate’s front door this week — a walk that’s significant not just for Illinois’ junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients.
Joe Walsh Opinionated In Final Town Hall Meeting
Joe Walsh hosted his final Town Hall meeting in front of a supportive crowd of 200 in Wauconda.
Indiana To Get New Look In DC As Lugar Loses Primary
Indiana will get a new look in Washington next year after tea party-favorite Richard Mourdock knocked off six-term incumbent Richard Lugar in the Republican Senate primary and voters in at least three U.S. House districts prepared to elect fresh faces.
Veteran Senator Richard Lugar Faces Biggest Challenge Of Career
Veteran U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, (R-Ind), is facing the biggest challenge of his long career, trailing in the polls heading into Tuesday’s primary.
Durbin, Business Leaders Frustrated With Transit Funding Deadlock
Road and mass transit construction projects nationwide could begin grinding to a halt next week unless a deadlock over funding is broken in Congress, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is getting impatient.
Colleague: Kirk Is Recovering Well
There is word that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) could soon begin casting votes again as he battles back from his stroke.
Kirk Vote Helps Pass Repeal Of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
New Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has broken with his party to support repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays in the military.
Immigrants Fear Loss Of Opportunity If DREAM Act Fails
A vote on the “DREAM Act” in the U.S. Senate has been put off because Democrats don’t have the votes to get it passed right now.
Mark Kirk Sworn In As Illinois’ Junior U.S. Senator
The North Shore Republican congressman won a contentious election against Democrat Alexi Giannoulias for President Obama’s old Senate seat.
Kirk To Be Sworn In As Senator Monday
Republican Mark Kirk is about to become Illinois’ newest U.S. senator.
Roland Burris Delivers Senate Farewell Speech
Sen. Roland Burris’ appointment by a disgraced governor made him an oddity and something of an outcast in Washington.
Kirk Will Miss Part Of Senate’s Lame Duck Session
Republican Mark Kirk won’t join the U.S. Senate in time for the start of the lame duck session, which complicates his pledge to fight any last-minute tax and spending bills.
Kirk And Giannoulias Meet For A Beer At Billy Goat
Senator-elect Mark Kirk thanked voters as they exited their trains at the Ogilvie Transportation Center.
Voters Cast Ballot For U.S. Senate
Illinoisans could be up late Tuesday night watching the results of the race to open the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
Poll Shows Kirk With Slight Advantage
A new poll indicates that Republican Mark Kirk has opened up a small lead the U.S. Senate race, but it remains too close to call.
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