Newt and the Never Trumpers: Gingrich, Tim Miller and the fate of the Republican party In two new books, a partisan warrior and a repentant operative paint an alarming portrait of a party gone rogue The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2022
Pelosi takes communion at the Vatican despite being denied it for abortion stance The Archbishop in San Francisco said the House Speaker will be denied communion The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
Stuart Rothenberg: What’s next for Chris Murphy? According to my 2006 calendar, I met Connecticut Democratic candidate Christopher S. Murphy on Feb. 28. I had a breakfast speaking engagement in Florida that morning but still got back to Washington, D.C., for a midafternoon interview about his run for the state’s 5th District seat. Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022
What’s next for Chris Murphy? - Roll Call Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy focuses on what's possible in politics, a trait Democrats should be looking for, Stu Rothenberg writes. Roll Call · Jun 6, 2022
As Trump fumes, Kemp's former Georgia foes fall in line ATLANTA — Donald Trump is still peddling conspiracy theories after Gov. Brian Kemp humbled his handpicked challenger. But David Perdue and several other one-time Kemp adversaries are pleading with Georgia Republicans to rally around the governor. Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022
LZ Granderson: Republicans use ‘God’ to turn tragedies into talking points A number of so-called religious conservatives like to explain away national tragedies — be they natural or man-made — through the lens of God’s wrath, or at least indirect punishment for “sins.” Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich blamed same-sex marriage for the 2008 economic crash. Former Sen. Rick Santorum blamed abortions… Los Angeles Times · Jun 2, 2022
Back in Georgia, Newt Gingrich looks to make his mark on 2022 election ATLANTA — Villa Richardson sits atop a hill with a sweeping view of Rome. The 19th-century palazzo is the residence of the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. And it's where Newt Gingrich spent most of the COVID-19 lockdown. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022
Editorial: Alleged Buffalo shooter spoke the language of ‘replacement.’ The GOP is fluent in it Once again, the truism that hate speech fosters violence has been tragically reconfirmed, this time in Buffalo, New York. A white supremacist’s rampage Saturday that killed 10 was fueled by so-called replacement theory, the far-right fantasy that white Americans are being intentionally “replaced” by invaders of color to steer politics… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 17, 2022
Trump’s 2020 campaign tested ‘outlandish’ idea of giving Americans ability to sue China in court, book says Among other ideas tested were expelling Chinese scientists, researchers and technicians The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
McCarthy embodies House GOP's post-Trump dilemma and post-Gingrich history Shakespeare observed that "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Something similar seems to apply to the title of Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. WEKU · Apr 30, 2022
McCarthy's second shot at first-time speaker relies on Trump The next speaker could very well hail from California, but it won't be Nancy Pelosi's slice of the Golden State The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022
3 takeaways from House GOP retreat as McCarthy, caucus eye return to majority PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Republicans are leaving their annual retreat Friday with policy proposals largely still in the works and an overarching sentiment of fighting against what Democrats and the Biden administration have done while in power. Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022
Three takeaways from House GOP retreat as McCarthy, caucus eye return to majority - Roll Call House Republicans leave their retreat Friday with policy proposals largely still in the works for next Congress, should they win in November. Roll Call · Mar 25, 2022
It’s the beginning of a new era in Washington – and Putin is responsible There has been a quiet understanding that we’re on the brink of a new cold war, potentially even a hot one – which requires that we join together to survive The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2022
Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022 House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans WASHINGTON — In a midterm campaign year that typically favors the minority party in Congress, House Republicans will convene their annual retreat Wednesday in Florida, aiming to home in on policy proposals that members have been considering as they work to regain the majority in November.
Roll Call · Mar 23, 2022 House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans - Roll Call House Republicans convene their annual retreat Wednesday at a Florida hotel next door to one of the top destinations in golf —TPC Sawgrass.
Salon · Mar 22, 2022 Newt Gingrich: Harris "dumbest" VP ever Meanwhile, Gingrich has expressed confusion over the distinction between a computer and a cell phone
Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022 Carl P. Leubsdorf: McCarthy is taking advice from Gingrich. So expect more partisan confrontation Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy has enlisted the advice of one of his best-known GOP predecessors in mapping plans for the campaign he hopes will make him the next speaker of the House: Newt Gingrich.
The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2022 Trump and his enablers unwittingly offer Democrats their best hope in the midterms The former president and his allies may doom the Republicans by reminding the public of their attempted coup
Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022 Gene Collier: Public rhetoric reaching its full boil As we are all preoccupied with our personal burdens of the moment — angst, dread, worry, caducity, fatalism, confusion, dizziness upon standing, etc. — we often don't have the time or energy to get the whole story when it comes to media consumption.
Salon · Jan 24, 2022 Newt suggests jail for Jan. 6 committee "This is what it looks like when the rule of law unravels," tweets Cheney after Newt says "mean" Dems face prison
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022 Cheney and Kinzinger fire back at Newt Gingrich’s call for them to be arrested if GOP takes House The only two Republicans on 6 January select committee have been remorselessly targeted from the right since voting for Trump’s impeachment
The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2022 White House says Biden ‘refining plans for all scenarios’ over Ukraine-Russia – as it happened President to hold video call with European leaders over escalating crisis – follow all the day’s politics news
The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2022 Outrage as Newt Gingrich says Capitol attack investigators could be jailed Liz Cheney among those to condemn remarks by former House speaker as committee member Zoe Lofgren says: ‘I think Newt has really lost it’
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022 Newt Gingrich predicts Jan 6 committee members could be jailed if GOP takes back Congress ‘The wolves are going find out that they’re now sheep and they’re the ones who I think are going to face a real risk of jail,’ former speaker says