Retropolis A 400-pound gavel? The story of a symbol of congressional power and its heavy-handed abusers. After Nancy Pelosi was elected House speaker Thursday, she was given a wooden mallet with a ...

‘Gavel’: A Tool for Stonework and Legislative Politics A mallet symoblizing authority most likely got its name from the secret traditions of Freemasons By Ben Zimmer Follow ...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at a Saturday night event that it “will be hard not to hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the speaker’s gavel if Republicans take control of the ...

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 ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly banged her gavel to try to silence a Democratic colleague who called her out for speaking out of turn to praise President Donald Trump. During a DOGE subcommittee ...

With a loud clap that echoes through the Georgia House, Speaker Jon Burns ’ gavel usually commands the attention of 180 restless representatives. Until it snaps, as it has four times since November.

We chalked up one more national black eye last week, this one thanks to our increasingly infamous Trumbull County commissioners. In a light-hearted story I normally would describe as a “fun read ...

Experience the craftsmanship behind making a wooden judge gavel as a skilled artisan shapes and refines each piece. From start to finish, this video reveals every step of the process, showcasing ...

On Thursday, legal document automation company Gavel announced the launch of its gen AI assistant Gavel Exec. Gavel Exec, which integrates with Microsoft Word, aims to assist users in document ...

This morning, a gavel of special significance entered the Smithsonian collections: the maple gavel with which former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the first woman ever to hold that title ...

Surrounded by Republican legislators and Cabinet members, Trump signed the multi trillion-dollar bill at a desk set up on the White House driveway. After signing, he struck a gavel gifted to him by ...

The MAGA Republican was criticized for speaking out of turn when she rushed to Donald Trump’s defense.