Dennis Hastert, disgraced ex-speaker, dies at 84
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican House speaker in U.S. history who later admitted to sexually abusing several teenage boys, died Saturday at 84.The big picture: Hastert was the highest-ranking elected official in U.S. history to serve time in federal prison, and Congress still conducts business under an unwritten rule named after him.Driving the news: Hastert died at his home in Plano, Illinois, while under hospice care, the Kendall County Coroner's Office told Axios in an emailed statement. He is survived by his wife, Jean Kahl, and their two sons.Catch up quick: Hastert pleaded
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