Fmr. House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dead At 84
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- bostonherald.comseen 7 Oct, 15:37headline rewritten
Dennis Hastert, longtime House speaker who went to prison, diesDennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
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- 5 Oct, 13:26Fmr. House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dead At 841 outlet
- 5 Oct, 13:43Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 8410 outlets
- 5 Oct, 13:59Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 841 outlet
- 5 Oct, 15:52Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who went to prison, dies at 844 outlets
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Mon, 5 October 2026
24 reports- iheart.com13:26first to report
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- iheart.com13:26
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 84, has died of natural causes. Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and was the highest-ranking U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, following a 2016 conviction for banking violations linked to covering up sexual abuse.
- fox6now.com13:47
Former Rep. Dennis Hastert, the Illinois congress member who rose to become the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House before landing in prison and being labeled a "serial child molester" by a federal judge, has died. He was 84.
- Google News - Top Stories13:59
Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84 CBS News Dennis Hastert, disgraced ex-speaker, dies at 84 Axios Dennis Hastert, House Speaker Sullied by Abuse Case, Dies at 84 Bloomberg.com Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84 WGN-TV Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84 The Hill
- Google News - Top Stories14:09
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies The New York Times 2 killed, including 10th grader, after Florida school bus overturns in crash KATU Dennis Hastert, House Speaker Sullied by Abuse Case, Dies at 84 bloomberg.com Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84 Yahoo Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 ABC11 News
- NPR News14:24
ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
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- publicradiotulsa.org5 Oct, 14:24their copy
- whro.org5 Oct, 14:24their copy
- kwbu.org5 Oct, 14:24their copy
- wncw.org5 Oct, 14:24their copy
- Google News - Top Stories14:24
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 NPR Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies The New York Times Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 Fox News Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who went to prison, dies at 84 kmph.com Dennis Hastert, former US speaker from Illinois convicted in Yorkville High School hush money case, dies at Plano home ABC7 Chicago
- The Guardian World14:26
The Republican, who was sent to prison in 2016 in a hush-money case tied to the allegations, died over the weekend Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House speaker, died over the weekend, a coroner said on Monday. He was 84. Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007, died of natural causes at his home, according to Jacquie Purcell, the Kendall county coroner. Continue reading...
- Der Spiegel (Germany)14:27
Der Politiker Dennis Hastert war einst einer der mächtigsten Männer im US-Kongress. Missbrauchsvorwürfe überschatteten seine Karriere. Nun ist er im Alter von 84 Jahren gestorben.
- Axios14:53
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...
- PBS NewsHour15:25
Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007 and spent more than a year in prison later in life, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care.
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- bostonherald.com5 Oct, 13:43their copy
- kwqc.com5 Oct, 14:24their copy
- abc13.com5 Oct, 15:50their copy
- breitbart.com15:33
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) died at his home over the weekend of natural causes, CBS News reported Monday. He was 84.
- wcti12.com15:52
Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who went to prison following sexual abuse allegations, died over the weekend at 84, a coroner said Monday.
3 reprints
- wgxa.tv5 Oct, 15:52their copy
- myfox28columbus.com5 Oct, 15:52their copy
- nebraska.tv5 Oct, 15:52their copy
- Google News - Top Stories16:54
Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84 Reuters Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies The New York Times Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 Fox News Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 npr.org Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84 CBS News
- Google News - Top Stories17:07
Dennis Hastert, ex-House speaker whose sex abuse admission upended legacy, dies at 84 The Washington Post Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies The New York Times Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 Dallas News Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 Fox News Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who went to prison, dies at 84 KBAK
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- Google News - Top Stories00:01
Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former US House speaker who went to prison, dies at 84 Chicago Tribune Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies The New York Times Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House Speaker and convicted child molester, dies at 84 Fox News Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison after molestation allegations, dies at age 84 CNN Dennis Hastert, former US speaker from Illinois convicted in Yorkville High...