As former House Speaker Dennis Hastert prepares to plead guilty in accordance with a deal he has made with federal prosecutors, most media will focus on the crimes the FBI mentioned in his indictment.

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 ...

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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is predicting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will remain in the top job for six years. The forecast from Gingrich — who wielded the gavel from 1995-99 — comes ...

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 ...