Albany Democrat succeeds Sen. Neil Breslin who held the post for 14 terms before he decided not to run for reelection.

Among the new senators taking office today is Pennsylvania Republican David McCormick, who defeated Democrat Bob Casey in November's election.

Former Ohio Senate minority leader, Columbus City Council member, Ohio State University alumnus and attorney Ben Espy has died at age 81.

Former President Carter died Sunday, according to the Carter Center. Here’s a look at his life and times in photos. He had ...

Michigan's newest senator, Democrat Elissa Slotkin, is the first known former CIA officer to become a U.S. senator.

Anne Arundel County's Republican and Democratic committees recommended who should fill two General Assembly vacancies: ...

Dave McCormick will take the oath Friday as Pennsylvania’s junior senator, bringing a new voice to Washington and giving ...

Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Florida's most recent Democratic governor who took office on the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has ...

Chair Nikki Fried has already announced that she is running for a full-four year term following another bad election cycle ...

The FBI released new photos showing Shamsud-Din Jabbar one hour before he allegedly plowed a car into a New Orleans crowd.

The nation's 39th president, who died Sunday at 100, was in Chicago many times over the years, as he rose from relative ...

Here, we take a look at his life in pictures. James Earl Carter Jr was born on 1 October 1924 in the small town of Plains, ...