WASHINGTON - To the increasing discomfort of his fellow Republicans, Sen. Jim Bunning on Tuesday again blocked the Senate from extending unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the ...

“Be like Jim Bunning” isn’t a phrase you’ll hear a lot of Senate Republicans say, but it may become a mantra in the coming days. The Kentucky Republican, known for his erratic style and gruff manner, ...

Objection-raising robot Sen. Jim Bunning sure had his day, and his night, on Friday, what with his single-handed stymieing of the proposed extension of health care and unemployment benefits for out-of ...

Republicans have a new strategy for dealing with the wildly unpredictable Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.): keep their distance and hope he implodes. That means little fundraising help from top Republicans in ...

Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning managed to single-handledly delay an extension of jobless benefits, ever as some of his Republican colleagues spoke out in opposition. Gwen Ifill talks to a Louisville ...

Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, the most endangered Republican up for reelection in 2010, appears headed for retirement after giving his leading GOP rival the blessing to prepare to run for his seat next ...

GOP Senate candidate Bill Johnson yelled into a bullhorn, "Bunning for president!" But Lexington businessman Andy Davis, also a Republican, said, "Bunning has been nothing but a disgrace." Bunning is ...

Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died. He was 85. Bunning's family ...

It was only four years ago that Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky stood in front of a buoyant crowd of victorious Republicans at a Lincoln Day dinner in Louisville and broke down in tears about his friend ...

Jim Bunning of Kentucky is leaving the Senate in much the same way his predecessor did. Twelve years ago, Bunning’s decision to seek the office persuaded Wendell Ford, the former governor and, at the ...

Candidates are kicking off campaigns for the 2010 elections, and one of the most closely watched will be the contest for the U.S. Senate seat from Kentucky. Two term Republican incumbent Jim Bunning ...