Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez acknowledged that some of her colleagues took the proposal as a "personal attack" against ...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who at 89 is the oldest member of Congress, announced on Tuesday that she won't seek reelection in 2024.

The oldest member of Congress wants another term to see if another Republican can get elected to the White House in 2016. Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, who turned 90 last week, ...

Maryland’s oldest lawmaker hasn’t announced whether he’ll run for reelection. But if he doesn’t, it won’t be for lack of ...

Congress would, however, have 137 members over the age of 70 on December 1, 2024 — a new record — if nothing changes. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has died at age 90, NBC News reports.She’d been in Congress since 1992 and, as one of its longest-serving and its oldest member, had been called upon in ...

Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas) is being attacked for his age by a group backing his primary election opponent.{mosads}Now or Never PAC, which has endorsed former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe (R), is run… ...

Congress isn’t getting any younger. In fact, compared with the previous session, it’s 79 days older, and the third oldest in U.S. history. With an average member age of 58.9 years old, the ...

If he completes his current term, he will become the second-oldest member of Congress ever after Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., who served until he was 100 in 2003.

That Christmas he became the oldest member of Congress' lower chamber, breaking the record set by U.S. Rep. Charles Manly Stedman of North Carolina, who died in office when he was 89 years, 7 ...

Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., the oldest member of Congress, died early Friday of injuries from a fall at her home last week, her office announced.The 88-year old was dean of New York’s House ...

While the average age of newly-elected members of Congress has fluctuated in recent years, first-term House members in the 118th Congress are, on average, two years younger than they were back in ...