On Saturday, U.S. Rep. John “Jack” Murtha surpassed Joseph McDade as the longest serving congressman in Pennsylvania history. On Monday, he died following complications from gallbladder surgery.

Democratic congressional candidate Peter Welch got a boost Tuesday from Pennsylvania Rep. Jack Murtha. Murtha is the former Marine and Vietnam War vet who had the courage last November to change his ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Chief Deputy Whip U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler said his goal while serving in Congress is to become known as the Republican Party’s version of John Murtha. Reschenthaler, R-Washington, ...

Democratic Rep. John Murtha died Monday. Representing a competitive working-class Pennsylvania district, Murtha is being remembered for his influence on defense, his volte-face on the Iraq War, and ...

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Rep. John Murtha said Republican Sen. John McCain is too old to be president, but he failed to start a battle of the "geezers." The 75-year-old Murtha, four years older than ...

Same old stories from Jack Murtha today on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer about the “alleged” FBI surveillance tape from the “conservative publication” The American Spectator. At first he said ...

February 8, 2010: Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) passed away this afternoon at the age of 77. First elected to office in 1974, he was the longest serving Member of Congress in Pennsylvania. Murtha, who ...