Jim Jordan says he will relinquish judiciary gavel, pass on a return to oversight

DALLAS — Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday he plans to end his eight-year run leading Republicans on two of the House’s most prominent committees after this Congress, raising fresh questions about what ...
The Daily Beast

Mike Johnson Borrows Freemason’s Gavel for SOTU Address

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The House Speaker will make history on Tuesday night. AFP via Getty Images Rep. Mike Johnson is set to become the first House Speaker in history to display ...
Washington Post

A 400-pound gavel? The story of a symbol of congressional power and its heavy-handed abusers.

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 ...
Artnet

Going Once! 11 World-Class Auctioneers Tell Us the Stories and Strange Rituals Behind Their Luckiest Gavels

Auctioneers can be forgiven for being some of the most superstitious people on the planet. There are enormous pressures associated with the job—standing at the rostrum before billionaires around the ...