Former Speaker

The state's highest court says former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is entitled to the money he contributed into the state's retirement system, plus interest, before his conviction on corruption charges. But the Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday rejected arguments from DiMasi's attorneys that he should have continued to receive his state pension from the time he was sentenced in 20

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert reportedly paid hush money to conceal past sexual misconduct. The "Los Angeles Times" cites unnamed law enforcement sources as saying the federal charges in Chicago date back to before Hastert served in Congress...