WASHINGTON — Tall and courtly, Tom Foley served 30 years in the House when partisan confrontation was less rancorous than today and Democrats had dominated for decades. He crowned his long political ...

Sixty years ago, the political landscape in the U.S. was drastically different than it is now. Instead of acting solely along party lines, lawmakers worked together, often across the aisle, to find ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former House Speaker Tom Foley has died at the age of 84 in his home. Foley's wife, Heather, said the Washington state Democrat died at his home in the nation's capital. Foley became ...

Former Speaker of the House and Spokane native, Tom Foley, has died at the age of 84. Foley served 30 years in the House representing Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional District, more than five ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Renowned political commentator and TV personality Chris Matthews will be present at the premiere of a new documentary film about former congressman and speaker of the House Tom Foley.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama says former House Speaker Tom Foley was a model of civility in government who put problem-solving ahead of politics and never lost his sense of wonder about ...

Tom Foley, the World Cup final television match official and Premiership referee, oversaw more than half of Exeter Chiefs’ win over Leicester Tigers a fortnight ago with three fractured ribs. Foley ...

Anyone who thinks world affairs and national politics are tense now should consider the 10 days before Spokane native Tom Foley was elected speaker of the House. Student protesters were facing down ...

FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — By now, a familiar story for anyone who pumped gas into their vehicle Sunday at Tom Thumb in Foley. “It just sputtered and snapping and popping,” said David Griffin. “What the ...

Former House Speaker Tom Foley has died. The Washington Democrat spent 30 years in the House until he lost his seat in the 1995 Republican revolution. He went on to serve as ambassador to Japan under ...