Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Democrat Tom Foley (born 1929) was swept out of office in 1994 in an election many Republicans referred to as a "Republican Revolution." Foley served from the 89th to 103rd Congress (1965-1995) and...

While The Post was correct to condemn the recent GOP attack on House Speaker Tom Foley, it has overlooked the true victims of this hateful episode: gay men and women. From the editorial pages of newspapers, the floor of the House of Representatives...

ALOT OF talk about Tom Foley on his first anniversary as speaker has it that he has not been forceful enough in setting a Democratic course. The criticism is superbly ironic. To be more forceful the speaker would have had to squelch some of...

Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, who served as speaker of the House longer than any other Republican in history, intends to retire next year at the end of his current term, party officials said Tuesday.A formal announcement was planned for Friday.Hastert's planned retirement is likely...

Americans' knowledge of national and international affairs has changed little in two decades despite the emergence of 24-hour cable news and the Internet as major news sources.People surveyed in February were slightly less able than those polled in 1989 to name the vice president, their...