Alan K. Simpson, a Folksy Republican Force in the Senate, Dies at 93 A plain-spoken lawmaker from Wyoming, he balanced his conservative views with moderate stands on abortion rights, gay marriage ...

Retired U.S. Sen. Al Simpson received the nation’s highest civilian honor Thursday: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ninety-year-old Simpson is a pillar of Wyoming politics. He served in the U ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee's Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78.

Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump’s unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, says she’s ...

Former Sen. Frank Niceley, Republican from Strawberry Plains, died of a heart attack on June 19, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Frank Niceley, the Strawberry Plains farmer and ...

Former Sen. Bob Menendez turned himself in June 17 at a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving an 11-year sentence on bribery charges. The 71-year-old was convicted in July 2024 of 16 ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Frank Niceley, a former state politician from East Tennessee who served in the Tennessee General Assembly for over two decades, has died. He was 78 years old.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez began his 11-year prison sentence Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. The New Jersey Democrat, 71, was at the height of his power in 2023, as chair of the ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt.