News about Alan K. Simpson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson on Thursday at the White House in Washington. J. Scott ...

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.

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 Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez from New Jersey was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the bribery scheme.

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.

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 running ...

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 ...