NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fred Thompson, a folksy former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who appeared in feature films and television including a role on "Law & Order," died Sunday, his family said.

A campaign that isn’t Fred Thompson’s wants the world to notice comments Michael Reagan said about Senator Thompson in an interview with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto: “When you went to a Ronald Reagan speech ...

The first trip he took as a senator was to Israel, Thompson says, beginning his comments to the Republican Jewish Coalition. “Mitt and I are having a tough time coming in and following our spouses. We ...

In what it’s billing as “Defining Moments: A series of articles on events that shaped the presidential candidates”, The Los Angeles Times took a look at former senator Fred Thompson’s career as a ...