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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) went toe-to-toe in an hour-long debate on Monday night as the three vie for the Democratic nod to succeed retiring Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.
The second debate offered a stark contrast to the first debate on Monday, in which Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton went on the offensive to attack campaign frontrunner U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on everything from campaign contributions to ICE to House bills he has sponsored.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico both pitched themselves as fighters Saturday during their first, and perhaps only, debate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, with Crockett framing herself as a “street fighter” and Talarico leaning into his record battling GOP proposals in the Texas House.
The three major Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate, Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, clashed Monday over who would be the strongest opponent to President Donald
U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton square off Monday night ahead of their marquee matchup in the March 17 primary election.
Privacy-minded Senate Judiciary members rehashed their support for adding a warrant requirement to a powerful surveillance authority.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico will face off Saturday in their first, and perhaps only, debate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, giving voters their first side-by-side glimpse of the candidates’ contrasting styles and proposals ahead of the March 3 election.
Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico differed more on style than substance in their first debate for U.S. Senate in heavily Republican Texas, though they distinguished themselves somewhat on the future of ICE and impeachment of President Donald Trump.
U.S. lawmakers debated a funding bill on Thursday as a partial government shutdown looms.