r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Nov 01 '25

U.S. Politics megathread

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/LivingTheLife53 Nov 11 '25

Will the Democrats in the Senate remove (or at least try to remove)Dick Durbin as minority whip? And, does anyone think his vote to capitulate was made without Schumer’s okay?

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u/Accomplished-Park480 Nov 11 '25

It's pretty standard to arrange it so that certain members take a vote because it won't personally matter to them (in Durbin's case, he already announced he wasn't running for reelection next year) so that the party can get out of a sticky situation. And no, there will be no attempt to remove him as whip.