During the closing days of his tenure as a U.S. senator, Richard Shelby pushed through a $100 million endowment for the University of Alabama, the largest endowment in school history. The Shelby ...

Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey honored former U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby at the state Capitol today, saluting Alabama’s longest serving senator for his contributions to the economy, education, and ...

Former Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby was roasted as the king of congressional pork in a report released by a government watchdog on Thursday that “honored” Shelby for being responsible for more than ...

Downtown Tuscaloosa's U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building will be renamed Sept. 15 for Richard Shelby, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Alabama who helped channel the funding for that and ...

Former U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby was honored Thursday night at the annual West Alabama Chamber of Commerce meeting and awards celebration. "Tuscaloosa is better because Richard Shelby called our ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Former U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby was honored before a joint session of the Alabama Legislature Thursday morning. Shelby retired this year after more than 50 years in politics, ...

Shelby, One of the Senate’s Last Big Spenders, ‘Got Everything’ for Alabama Senator Richard C. Shelby made the most of his perch on the committee that controls federal spending. Now he’s leaving ...

In Alabama's lopsided Senate race, the Democrat answers the phone himself. —Oct. 22, 2010 -- What's it like to run as a Democratic U.S. Senate contender in Alabama this election year? For GOP ...

The G.O.P. has boasted about cutting the budget of what it calls the “weaponized” F.B.I. by 6 percent. Most of that came from wiping out the pet project of retired Senator Richard C. Shelby. By Catie ...