Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Dennis Hastert, former Republican speaker of the House. Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case that revealed he was being accused ...

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Illinois said: “When America suffers…we must stand united.” Folks, we’ve been doing quite a bit of suffering as a nation here of late. You start with ...

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is predicting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will remain in the top job for six years ...

It’s unlikely such a vote could ever take place, because of the informal “Hastert Rule” among Republicans. Named after former Speaker Dennis Hastert, it means a vote won’t happen unless a ...

Johnson had to pass legislation that did not have support from a majority of the House Republican Conference, in violation of the Hastert Rule, named after former House Speaker Dennis Hastert.