On this day in 1906, Speaker Joseph Cannon shattered his gavel while attempting to restore order during an acrimonious debate that occurred while the House sat as the Committee of the Whole. The ...

I certainly wasn't the the only one to notice how big John Boehner's gavel was. Even Nancy Pelosi, who became minority leader, made a quip when she handed the gavel to the newly minted speaker of the ...

The pounding of the Speaker’s gavel may not sound artful to everyone, but the House History and Preservation Office is honoring the familiar legislative tool. The new Speaker’s gavel display, just ...

When Nancy Pelosi became House speaker for the second time Thursday, her new power was symbolized by the gavel handed to her by the new minority leader. In transferring the gavel — a mallet made of ...