Robert C. Byrd served 51 years in the United States Senate, longer than anyone else in history, and with his six years in the House of Representatives, he was the longest-serving member of Congress.

June 28, 2010— -- West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, died early this morning. He was 92. Byrd was admitted to a Washington area hospital a week ...

Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W. Va.) apologized for racially charged language he used during a videotaped interview broadcast yesterday. Byrd, stressing the importance of "goodwill" among people of ...

Senator Robert C. Byrd, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often feared advocate for the state and ...

The late Robert C. Byrd will make one last visit to his beloved Senate chamber Thursday, when his body will lie in repose in a ritual the Senate has not witnessed in more than 50 years.

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV died early Monday morning after a legendary career in Washington, here are some facts and remembrances from covering the 92-year old senator for years on Capitol Hill.

Senator Robert C. Byrd, democrat from West Virgina and the longest-serving senator in American history, died Monday at the age of 92. Jan. 30, 2003: Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va, left, and Sen.

Testimonials to Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving member of the Senate, who has died at the age of 92: “The United States Senate has lost a venerable institution, and America has lost a ...

Robert Carlyle Byrd was born Nov. 20, 1917, in North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr., the youngest of five children. Before he was 1, his mother died and his father sent him to live ...

Joe Manchin, a Democrat, was widely considered to be a shoo-in when he decided to compete to fill Robert C. Byrd’s term, but he is in a close fight. If Republicans love their tax cuts so much ...

As we get closer to the State Fair of West Virginia’s 100th season, lots of folks are getting excited to get their hands on ...