You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

Under unitary executive theory, the [George W.]Bush administration has claimed the right to seize American citizens in the United States and imprison them indefinitely without a charge.

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois.

Giving a veteran a flag is not a substitute for giving our vets the quality health care they were promised

We can't do much about ensuring that the homeland is safe if our local police and sheriffs' departments don't have the personnel they need to keep our streets and neighborhoods secure.

Let me tell you, the first president to recognize the state of Israel was Harry Truman, a Democrat. And every president since, Democrat and Republican, have stood closely with Israel.

God is not a franchise of the Republican Party.