Retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy has made appearances in five different Batman movies, and he says one of them was opposite one of the worst depictions of the Dark Knight. “George would be the first one to ...

While the casting of Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader in the highly anticipated Batman-Superman movie scheduled to be released in 2015 was met Friday with mixed reviews, the actor has at least one ...

Sen. Patrick Leahy, the veteran Democratic lawmaker who told reporters Monday he will not seek re-election in Vermont, holds impressive distinctions. He is the longest-serving sitting U.S. senator. He ...

Sen. Patrick Leahy is calling Ben Affleck a “great pick” to play Batman. The 73-year-old Vermont Democrat and Caped Crusader fanatic — who has moonlighted as an actor with cameos in three “Batman” ...

Who ever said a Vermont liberal and a Utah tea partier couldn’t put their differences aside and bask in the glow of the holiday season? That’s what happened this week when Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) drew ...

This Batman mega fan calls himself "a bit of a geek," but everyone else calls him senator -- as in US Senator Patrick Leahy, a veteran Democratic lawmaker. The 77-year-old Leahy is such a fan of the ...

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The senator from Vermont has a cameo in Batman v. Superman playing a lawmaker in a congressional hearing on whether Superman is a tyrant or a... Why Sen. Patrick Leahy Takes Batman's Side RENEE ...

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