Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines." ...

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso dared Senate Democrats this week to block an emergency bill to fund the government. In the end, ten ...

Simpson's tenure was marked by his reputation as a centrist in the GOP conference and his role in getting Republicans to coalesce around the party's legislative agenda.

A member of the storied Wyoming Simpson family, Alan was known for folksy quips, legislating across the aisle, and a lifelong ...

Every piece of housing-related legislation failed to make it across the finish line during the 68th Wyoming Legislature, as ...

Former Wyoming Republican Sen. Alan Simpson died at age 93 on Friday. Simpson passed away in Cody, Wyoming, surrounded by ...

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson, one of the most colorful lawmakers in recent congressional history, died Friday at age ...

Alan K. Simpson, a Wyoming Republican who served three controversy-rich terms in the U.S. Senate - a tenure animated by a ...

After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...