Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

By The Washington Times (Politics) | Created at 2026-10-05 14:47:11 | Updated at 2026-10-05 16:22:37 2 hours ago

Dennis Hastert, the nation's longest-serving Republican House speaker, who helped turn much of President George W. Bush's agenda into law before his own political legacy was forever fouled by allegations that he molested high school athletes when he was a wrestling coach, died over the weekend, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

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