President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an annual, national holiday. But it was magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale ...

The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue today: Life and legacy of the late Sen. Jim Sasser.

The current annual salary for a U.S. senator — as well as members of the U.S. House of Representatives — is $174,000. The government-paid salary, set in 2009, reflects a $4,700 pay bump from ...

Democracy, the grand American experiment in which the people ruled through their elected representatives, died on Nov. 6, ...

Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren has secured her third term in the U.S. Senate. Warren was up against Republican John ...

US Senate Elections 2024 Live: Republicans reclaimed control of the US Senate on Tuesday, flipping key seats previously held by Democrats and ending four years of Democratic leadership.

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Donald Trump is only the second US president to regain the White House, repeating the feat of Grover Cleveland in the late ...

The battle for control of the US Senate is heating up as voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday, November 5th. Currently, Democrats hold a slim majority with 51 seats, including four ...

Voters in ruby red West Virginia will decide whether a U.S. Senate seat will flip to the Republicans. Two-term GOP Gov.

U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate ...

Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren is hoping to fend off a challenge from Republican John Deaton as she seeks a third ...