After Trump’s war with Iran caused oil prices to spike, the President is now considering bankrolling Russia’s slaughter of Ukrainian civilians. Lifting sanctions on Russia will only fuel Putin’s war machine and prolong the conflict in Ukraine.

Today, I called on the Inspector General at DOJ to investigate why the FBI modified its hiring standards to allow those who stole from an employer, paid for sex, and engaged in bestiality to work for the Bureau. If Kash Patel won’t give us answers on these hiring changes, we need someone who will.

Public executions have no place in a democracy. We as a nation cannot stoop to the level of the people we seek to punish.

Cassidy Hutchinson displayed true courage when she testified about how Trump incited a deadly mob to attack the Capitol. The President’s targeting of her shows yet again that he’s more concerned with imprisoning his opponents than the cost-of-living crisis impacting Americans across the country.

Jack Smith deserves an apology from my Republican colleagues who falsely accused him of perjury. This shameful episode demands an explanation. That starts by providing Senate Judiciary Democrats with documents that Republicans withheld before Smith’s hearing—in violation of Senate rules.

So much for Trump’s “Golden Age” of economic opportunity. Inflation is up more than 5% since he returned to the White House. Whether it’s the President’s tariffs, war with Iran, or cuts to health care and food assistance, his Administration is making it harder for you to afford the basics.

It has been three years since the horrific October 7 terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. I pray that out of the pain and ashes of this atrocity comes a renewed focus on the future and a world that allows Israeli and Palestinian children to once and for all live together in peace and dignity.

Children and teenagers, parents and teachers—these are the American citizens that ICE has detained under Trump. Their cruel mass deportation campaign makes all of us less safe and threatens the very freedoms our nation was founded on.

Honored to accept the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the FBA Chicago Chapter. I have taken the responsibility of recommending judicial nominees to the President very seriously, and I’m proud that the federal bench in Illinois today is more diverse and highly qualified than ever.

I’m honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois Health and Hospital Association today. IHA and our hospital leaders are doing all they can to provide quality care to Illinoisans, and it’s been a privilege to be their partner in that effort.

Why would ICE hide the medical reports of people who died in its custody? Because they show that many of those who died were medically neglected by the agency responsible for their care. These damning reports display the extent of ICE’s callous cruelty.

The Trump grift continues. Could his corruption be any more obvious?

Under the Trump Administration, nearly three people are dying each month in ICE custody—demonstrating just how dangerous immigration detention has become under this Admin. There must be accountability.

The Administration that commits a Watergate-level scandal nearly every day is looking to further absolve President Nixon of his Watergate crimes.

How many more failed executions must take place before this cruel practice is consigned to the dustbin of history? To paraphrase Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun: we must no longer tinker with the machinery of death.