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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 4: Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democrats policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Senate Democrats discussed President Trump's policies during his first few weeks in office ahead of the president's address to a joint session of Congress tonight. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin Will Not Seek Re-election In 2026

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, the Democrat Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 21: U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Connecticut Senate Race Results

Chris Murphy has won the Connecticut Senate race.

"Ghost guns" seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) field office in Glendale, California on April 18, 2022. - President Joe Biden recently announceed new measures cracking down on so-called "ghost guns", with an executive order set to increase restrictions on the weapons that can be assembled at home in minutes and are difficult to trace as they lack serial numbers. "It's as simple as going on to the internet, going to a website or a company that sells the firearms components and ordering them and they will be shipped overnight to your front door," says Michael Hoffman, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Los Angeles ATF Field Division. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

SCOTUS Agrees To Hear Case Regarding ‘Ghost Guns’

On Monday, the Supreme Court said that it would consider the topic of “ghost guns” and the appeal filed by the Biden administration to regulate self-assembled weapon kits like any other type of firearm.

Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Site Of Parkland School Shooting, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School PARKLAND, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media during a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on March 23, 2024, in Parkland, Florida. Harris spoke about gun safety measures after a meeting with the families whose loved ones were murdered during the 2018 mass shooting that took the lives of 14 students and three staff members. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris Pushes Gun Control At Site Of Parkland School Shooting

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the creation of a new national office to support “red flag” laws in an effort to push for gun control legislation following her tour of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

FILE - An ATF agent poses with homemade rifles, or "ghost guns," at an ATF field office in Glendale, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2017. Spurred by the Tuesday, May 24, 2022, deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators approved giving citizens the power to sue those who traffic in illegal firearms, mimicking a Texas law that is intended to deter abortions. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California Pushes New Gun Law, Restricting CCW Holders

California’s Senate Bill 2 designates 26 types of public locations that even concealed-carry permit holders can’t bring guns.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a ghost gun kit during an event about gun violence in the Rose Garden of the White House April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden announced a new firearm regulation aimed at reining in ghost guns, untraceable, unregulated weapons made from kids. Biden also announced Steve Dettelbach as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration To Enforce ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulations

The Supreme Court has approved the Biden Administration’s authority to classify untraceable homemade weapons, known as “ghost guns,” as firearms under federal law.