Nancy Pelosi made history in 2007 for getting the job, for becoming the first female speaker of the House and the highest-ranking woman in American history. As the California congresswoman steps back ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, made some of the most significant changes to health and welfare benefits in recent years.

While a true global plastics treaty may be dead, one physical example from three years of negotiations remains: the gavel used at treaty talks for the past two years, made from recycled plastic bottle ...

ST. PAUL - Nicholas Daudt stood at the ready, holding a large white oak gavel, awaiting his uncle's orders. When uncle Kurt Daudt told the 7-year-old, the gavel fell, notifying Minnesota House members ...

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the pugnacious lawmaker who has been one of former President Trump’s top defenders, has long had a microphone. But now, Jordan has something he’s long sought: a gavel. Once a ...

Eric Trump has claimed his father Donald Trump will need a “bigger gavel” if he becomes House speaker. The son of the former president said told Newsmax it would be “the coolest damn thing in the ...

Hours after a historic second veto of a bill to fund public education, Gov. Mike Dunleavy called a news conference on the governor’s floor of the Alaska State Capitol. The shades were drawn, and a ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Republicans must be in big trouble. Otherwise, why would they awarding me their coveted “Golden Gavel?” ...

She muscled through the Affordable Care Act when even Obama White House officials were ready to give up. She became the face of the Democratic opposition to Donald Trump during his presidency. Her ...