Newt Gingrich

How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich

If Newt Gingrich does make it into the White House, he will have a “direct and personal debt” to billionaire Sheldon Adelson.

Jan 30, 2012 / Chris Hayes

How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress

How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress

No single person bears more responsibility for how much Americans hate Congress than Newt Gingrich. Here’s what he did to it.

Jan 30, 2012 / Alex Seitz-Wald

Can Gingrich’s Visceral Appeal Outweigh His History?

Can Gingrich’s Visceral Appeal Outweigh His History? Can Gingrich’s Visceral Appeal Outweigh His History?

Newt Gingrich appeals to South Carolina Republicans like no other candidate. But can he overcome his personal history and his incompetent ground game?

Jan 20, 2012 / Ben Adler

Newt Gingrich’s Tea Party Problem Newt Gingrich’s Tea Party Problem

His rhetoric appeals to the Tea Party, but his past record doesn’t.

Dec 5, 2011 / Ben Adler

The Nastiness of Newt

The Nastiness of Newt The Nastiness of Newt

Gingrich, the champion of child labor, has risen to the top of a GOP field so extreme it would scare Goldwater and Reagan.

Nov 30, 2011 / The Editors

Newt Gingrich

Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich

It’s more than just their distaste for Mitt Romney. Gingrich appeals to conservatives with his extreme denunciations of liberals.

Nov 29, 2011 / Ben Adler

Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor

The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.

Nov 23, 2011 / John Nichols

The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said

The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said

Newt Gingrich, who announced a presidential run today, has said a lot of crazy things during his career. Here are eleven of the nuttiest.

May 11, 2011 / George Zornick

Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race

Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race

What does it say about the GOP field when Newt Gingrich is supposed to be the "serious" candidate?

May 10, 2011 / Ari Melber

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