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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks during the Utah Republican Party 2016 nominating convention Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Hatch, who became the longest-serving Republican senator in history as he represented Utah for more than four decades, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at age 88. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

A fierce conservative with allies across the aisle, Hatch leaves legacy of bipartisan achievement

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, D-Mass., talks to volunteers while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the New Hampshire for Warren kick off field office opening in Manchester, N.H. Kennedy plans to announce on Saturday, Sept. 21, that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., in the 2020 Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)

Kennedy mystique could factor into Massachusetts Senate race

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

AP Was There: Sen. Kennedy’s fateful crash on Chappaquiddick

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this July 22, 1969, file photograph, U.S Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., arrives back home in Hyannis, Mass., after attending the funeral of Mary Jo Kopechne in Pennsylvania. Kopechne drowned when a car driven by Kennedy went off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, at the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard. It's been 50 years since the fateful automobile accident that killed a woman and thwarted Kennedy's presidential aspirations. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)

Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick, 50 years later: ‘Justice wasn’t served’

By William J. Kole - Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks to faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania law school, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Anthony Kennedy retirement ends tenure as nation’s decider-in-chief

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This July 22, 1969, photo shows U.S. Sen Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., arriving back at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., after attending the funeral of Mary Jo Kopechne in Pennsylvania. A new feature film is in the works about the tragedy on the small Massachusetts island nearly a half century ago that rocked the Kennedy political dynasty. Kopechne drowned when a car driven by Kennedy went off a bridge on Chappaquiddick, a small island in Edgartown, Mass., on the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard in July 1969. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)

‘Chappaquiddick’ movie recalls Ted Kennedy-Mary Jo Kopechne 1969 crash

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times

Sen. Patty Murray (second from left) was a staunch supporter of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy despite his reputation for sexual harassment. Pictured with them are other Democratic senators, Harry Reid (left) and Charles E. Schumer. (The Washington Times/File)

Patty Murray campaigned for Ted Kennedy after decrying harassment

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

CIA Director Allen Dulles created MK-Ultra in 1953 as America's Cold War anti-communism sentiment reached its zenith. (Associated Press/File)

CIA’s MK-Ultra LSD mind control experiment has lingering legacy

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Boston. The $79 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate dedication is a politically star-studded event attended by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and past and present senators of both parties. It sits next to the presidential library of Kennedy&#8217;s brother, John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama praises Ted Kennedy at dedication of Boston institute

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama (center), flanked by Connecticut State Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. (left) and Victoria Reggie Kennedy, attends the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston Monday, named for the late senator. The $79 million project's unveiling was attended by President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and senators of both parties, many of whom had friendly feuds with Kennedy. (associated press)

Ted Kennedy center dedication in Boston attended by Obama and GOP senators

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become a liberal leader both literally and symbolically, as she holds Edward M. Kennedy's old Senate seat after it briefly fell into the Republican hands of Scott Brown. Enthusiasm around Mrs. Warren now resembles the wild optimism that surrounded Mr. Obama's campaign in early 2008, when he received a coveted endorsement from Kennedy. (Associated Press)

Elizabeth Warren, in Edward Kennedy’s seat, displaces Obama as liberals’ champion

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Joe Kennedy III, candidate for the House of Representatives from Massachusetts, addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kennedy political torch passes to a new generation of Democrats

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** Joseph Kennedy III, Massachusetts Democrat and son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (Associated Press)

Joe Kennedy III speaks of late uncle at DNC

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INCUMBENT: Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire Democrat, is a GOP target.

GOP aims for House seats in New England

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Kennedy vs. Carter’

By John Greenya - The Washington Times

Byrd lies in repose in the Senate

By Jim Abrams - Associated Press

FBI files track trail of threats to Ted Kennedy

By Andrew Miga and Glen Johnson - The Washington Times

FBI papers show Kennedy received death threats

By Andrew Miga and Glen Johnson - Associated Press

Departures called ‘profound loss’ for Senate ‘expertise’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times