Dick Durbin – California Globe

Democrats Reintroduce the Dream Act

December 4, 2025 2:11 pmDecember 4, 2025 2:54 pm

This article has been update to include a reply from Senator Cortez Masto’s spokesperson. “This is about the Dreamers and their families,” Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto remarked during a press conference to reintroduce the bipartisan Dream Act that would grant...

Federal Judge Disqualifies Bill Essayli, Essayli Responds ‘Nothing is Changing’

October 29, 2025 12:05 pmOctober 29, 2025 12:05 pm

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, appointed by President Donald Trump as acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act’s 120-day limit, disqualifying him from the role since late July. The...

Exasperating Senate Confirmation Hearings Confirm Why Americans Re-Elected Donald Trump

February 1, 2025 3:30 amFebruary 3, 2025 6:18 am

To call the Senate confirmation hearings exasperating is an understatement. President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees are not being grilled on background, policy and experience; they are being put through the wringer to make them suffer. Senate Democrats are trying to...

Sen. Feinstein’s Office Confirms She Had More Health Issues During Absence Than Reported

May 18, 2023 5:18 pmMay 18, 2023 5:19 pm

On Thursday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) admitted that her staying home to recover from shingles for two months earlier this year was actually due to multiple health issues, with her office going back and forth on what she actually had....

Twitter Rushes to Debunk Trump-Baldwin Rumor That Its Own Hypocrisy Helped Spread

November 2, 2021 9:44 amApril 11, 2022 12:52 pm

The rank hypocrisy displayed by Twitter has reached alarming, and kind of hilarious, new heights. Today’s trending fact check features the debunking of the viral rumor that President Trump criticized Alec Baldwin and supposedly wrote, “Now you’re going to prison,...