10/6/2026
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Disgraced ex-GOP Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84

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Disgraced ex-GOP Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Former GOP Speaker John Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) died over the weekend at his home “due to natural causes,” according to Illinois’ Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell. Hastert, 84, served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007, until Democrats won back the lower chamber and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) succeeded him. He announced that

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