Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan takes the stand in his corruption trial
Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges​.
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Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new session after ...
Philadelphia’s Joanna McClinton reelected as speaker, despite a 101-101 tie in the Pa. House
What could have been a dramatic and drawn-out process, McClinton was reelected with ease — without requiring GOP members to ...
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.
Ex-chief counsel to Madigan testifies former Illinois House speaker had conflict-of-interest protocols
After an extended 18-day holiday break in testimony, attorneys for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan on Monday unveiled a new ...
Race for Vermont Speaker of the House heats up before first session
This Wednesday, lawmakers in the Vermont House of Representatives will be voting for their next speaker during the first ...
Following a dramatic speaker vote, it's time for Democrats to go on the offense
Democrats must get out there with an aggressive strategy and show the American people why they can and should be put into ...
Speaker Johnson: ‘Intention’ is to increase debt limit in massive Trump agenda bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that congressional Republicans plan to increase the nation’s borrowing limit as a part of a ...
Ex-Speaker Madigan makes stunning decision to testify in his own defense at landmark corruption trial
In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is planning to take the stand in his own public corruption ...
Will Michael Madigan speak? Time for reclusive speaker to decide whether to testify
The decision rests with Madigan, who might see it as his best move against an aggressive FBI investigation that has led to ...
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Speaker busted for using 'fake prayer' to push 'Christian nationalism' in House: analyst
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) celebrated his re-election as speaker on Friday by reading from a prayer that he falsely ...
Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan takes the stand in his own corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand in his own public corruption trial. According to the Chicago Tribune, the ex-speaker’s lead attorney, Dan Collins, ...