Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies, aged 84

Posted Monday, October 5, 2026 10:00 am

Via The Jerusalem Post

Hastert was the longest-serving Republican House speaker and the highest-ranking elected US official to serve a prison sentence, according to CBS.

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