Sen. Brian Schatz's aggressive campaign to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin as party whip is rubbing some of his colleagues ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he’s backing his colleague Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in his bid to become the next ...

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are viewed by Senate insiders as the three lawmakers competing to succeed ...

The No. 2 spot in Senate Democratic leadership will be open as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced he will not seek reelection.

The senator from Hawaii, 52, is officially running to become Democratic whip, part of a generational shift after two decades ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Brian Schatz honored his colleague Dick Durbin for his extraordinary career in Congress after Durbin announced that he will not seek re-election ...

Schatz, the chief deputy whip, officially announced his intention to run Monday, jumping in early for a position that will ...

Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) has formally launched his campaign to take over as the No. 2 Senate Democrat, vowing to guide an “emerging generation” of the party’s leadership. Schatz ...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is off to a blistering pace as he tries to succeed Senate Democratic whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).

Schatz, 52, has been making phone calls to consolidate support since Durbin, 80, announced his retirement last week.

She is one of two Democrats besides Schatz believed to be considering a run but deflected on Monday when asked if she was interested.

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