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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies at 84
Former House Speaker
Dennis Hastert Dies at 84
OBITUARY
Oct 5, 2026 8:50 AM CDT

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies at 84

Ex-speaker whose legacy was clouded by child abuse scandal died of natural causes

(Newser) - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert died this weekend far from the public spotlight he once dominated. The New York Times reports that Hastert, who rose from an Illinois high school wrestling coach to become the longest-serving Republican to hold the gavel, died over the weekend at age 84 of natural...

Bush Reveals Painting of One of His Best- Known Photos

Artwork showing him being told 'America is under attack' on 9/11 anchors new exhibit at Bush center

(Newser) - George W. Bush marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a painting of the exact moment he was told, "America is under attack." On Friday on social media , Bush shared his artwork depicting then-chief of staff Andrew Card leaning in to brief him as he sat in a...

Andy Card Recalls the Words He Whispered to Bush

'A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack'

(Newser) - Andy Card still remembers the words he leaned in to deliver: "A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack." Card was President George W. Bush's chief of staff at the time, and his whisper to Bush in a Florida classroom on the morning of...

George W. Bush Recalls Learning of the 9/11 Attacks

'I didn't have much time to process that, but ... my job was to defend the child that was reading to me'

(Newser) - In a public conversation reflecting on the 9/11 attacks, George W. Bush recalled the "moment of clarity" he had when an aide whispered in his ear about the strikes. "I became a wartime president," he told Condoleezza Rice, his former national security adviser, during a forum at...

4 Former Presidents Weigh In on America at 250

Biden, Obama, Bush, Clinton urge unity, civic duty ahead of country's 250th anniversary

(Newser) - All four living former presidents are striking a similar note as the US nears its 250th birthday. In exclusive interviews with Jenna Bush Hager for Today , Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton all argued that the country's democratic foundations are sturdy enough to weather its...

Trump: A Former US President Praised My Iran Attack

But he's not saying which one, and people close to all four men deny it

(Newser) - On two separate occasions Monday, President Trump said he had spoken to a former US president who praised his war on Iran. But people close to all four of his living predecessors—George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden—say it wasn't their man, reports NBC...

What Bush Is Saying About His Former VP

Dick Cheney was 'among the finest public servants of his generation,' says former president

(Newser) - Former President George W. Bush praised the man who served as his vice president for two terms on Tuesday as an American "patriot," reports Fox News . His was among the tributes to Dick Cheney, who died Monday night at age 84:
  • "Dick was a calm and steady
...

Former VP Dick Cheney Is Dead at 84

He was seen as perhaps the most powerful vice president ever

(Newser) - Dick Cheney, widely seen as the most powerful vice president in US history, died Monday night at age 84, report CNN and USA Today . His family confirmed the news in a statement, attributing his death to "complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease," per the New York ...

Flash Flood Warnings Complicate Search

Families return to Camp Mystic while campers remain missing

(Newser) - Time and weather forecasts brought even more urgency to the increasingly desperate search for survivors from the Texas flooding on Sunday. Officials said the death toll had reached 70, while 11 girls and a counselor from a summer camp on the Guadalupe River remained among the missing, the New York ...

Bush, Obama, Bono Slam Trump's Gutting of USAID

'Colossal mistake,' Obama said in private videoconference bidding farewell to agency staff

(Newser) - Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration—and singer Bono recited a poem—in an emotional video farewell Monday with staffers at the US Agency for International Development. Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian...

A Notable Name Is Skipping Trump's Inauguration

Former first lady Michelle Obama will not be in attendance

(Newser) - Former first lady Michelle Obama will sit out a second January event rife with Washington's current and former political elite: The joint office of Obama and former President Obama confirmed that she won't attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump on Monday, putting it succinctly, per the AP :
  • The
...

Carter Funeral Brings a Rarity: 5 Living Presidents

All are present in DC

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter's state funeral is underway in DC on Thursday, and the ceremony has resulted in a rarity: the assemblage of five living presidents. President Biden will be delivering the eulogy, and in attendance are George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. The New York Times ...

Retired Firefighter Shared Iconic Image With President
Bob Beckwith Shared
Iconic 9/11 Image
obituary
Feb 5, 2024 4:15 PM CST

Bob Beckwith Shared Iconic 9/11 Image

Firefighter was retired when he rushed to Ground Zero after attacks

(Newser) - Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter whose chance encounter with the president amid the rubble of Ground Zero became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has died. He was 91. Beckwith died Sunday in hospice care after battling cancer, his wife, Barbara...

Bush Will Throw First Pitch at World Series
Bush Will Throw
First Pitch in Game 1
Oct 27, 2023 10:21 AM CDT

Bush Will Throw First Pitch in Game 1

This will be the first pitch before a World Series opener for former president, Rangers owner

(Newser) - Former president and former Rangers owner George W. Bush will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Texas plays the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series opener on Friday night. This will be Bush's fourth World Series ceremonial first pitch but his first before an opener, the AP reports....

Bush's 9/11 Condolences Came From Him
Bush's 9/11
Condolences
Came From Him
OBITUARY
Nov 18, 2022 11:30 AM CST

Bush's 9/11 Condolences Came From Him

Presidential speechwriter, 'Washington Post' columnist Michael Gerson dies at 58

(Newser) - "This world He created is of moral design. Grief and tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Goodness, remembrance, and love have no end. And the Lord of life holds all who die and all who mourn." Those words spoken by then-President George W. Bush in the...

FBI Reportedly Foils ISIS Plot to Kill Bush in Texas

Operative reportedly filmed the former president's Dallas residence

(Newser) - Forbes and NBC News are out with stories asserting that the FBI foiled a recent ISIS plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush. The accounts are based on FBI search warrants and court documents unsealed in federal court in Ohio that include informants' details about the alleged scheme....

Dubya Makes 'Freudian Slip of the Century'

Former president slips up during speech, condemns invasion of Iraq instead of Ukraine

(Newser) - It's been awhile since we were treated to a Bushism , but the internet is once again delivering. The Hill reports that former President George W. Bush was speaking at an event in Dallas on Wednesday when he started slamming Russia's electoral system and how the country persecutes political...

Bush, Cheney React to Colin Powell's Death
Cancer Left Powell
Vulnerable to Virus
the rundown
Oct 18, 2021 11:38 AM CDT

Cancer Left Powell Vulnerable to Virus

Ex-secretary of state was immunocompromised, died of COVID complications

(Newser) - Colin Powell had a long career in the military and in politics, and two of the names he is most famously associated with have weighed in on his death at age 84 . Details on that, and more:
  • George W. Bush: "Laura and I are deeply saddened," the former
...

Former First Daughter Gives Birth to First Daughter

Barbara Bush, daughter of George W. Bush, and husband Craig Coyne welcome Cora Georgia

(Newser) - Former first daughter Barbara Bush has given birth to her first child, a baby girl. Cora Georgia Coyne was born Monday in Maine, not far from the family's Walker's Point compound in Kennebunkport, former President George W. Bush said in a statement Tuesday, per the AP . He said...

Liz Cheney: I Shouldn't Have Opposed Gay Marriage
Liz Cheney:
I Was Wrong
on Gay Marriage
UPDATED
Sep 27, 2021 12:15 PM CDT

Liz Cheney: I Was Wrong on Gay Marriage

And younger sister Mary is 'proud' of the about-face

(Newser) - Update: Mary Cheney says she is proud of older sister Liz after the latter's about-face on same-sex marriage. "It took a ton of courage to admit that she was wrong back in 2013 when she opposed marriage equality,” wrote Mary, who is gay and married, on Facebook...

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