Category: Newt Gingrich

Can the Democrats find something to build on in Georgia?

Patricia Murphy, pens stories for The Daily Beast as well as Roll Call, she is a very gifted and entertaining writer who we are happy to have as a guest on The Politically Incorrect Podcast. We talk about the rebuilding of the Democratic Party, the crazy happening on Capitol Hill and if starting with the Repealing and Replacing of Obamacare could be a hill the GOP might just die on.

Newt Gingrich warns of new threat underlying ‘fake news’

Newt Gingrich is calling for a new national debate on “fake education,” which he says is “underlying” the “fake news” that President Trump has fought against. ” President Trump is on to a very big historic dialogue about fake news,” Gingrich, an adviser to Trump during and after the campaign, tweeted Saturday morning, “Underlying fake news is fake education.

Former Congressman Michel dies at age 93

Michel was an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the GOP House minority for 14 years. His skill at seeking compromise with the Democrats was critical in helping Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush pursue their agendas during their presidential terms.

Little heard in public, Bannon is quiet power in Oval Office

It is a mark of Steve Bannon’s extraordinary sway in the Trump White House that a man who has spoken so little in public over the past two weeks is getting so much credit – and blame – for what’s going on. The conservative media executive’s fingerprints are on virtually every significant move taken by President Donald Trump, from Trump’s sweeping order to suspend the country’s refugee program and block visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Choices: Who to send to the Vatican?

Among the many tasks facing Donald Trump, as with any new president, are the selections of new ambassadors to represent the United States in most countries around the world. Despite some earlier hysteria in the media , these posts do not need to be filled immediately, but should be filled as expeditiously as possible.

Trump says US getting back control over border

The Latest on President Donald Trump : 3:10 p.m. President Donald Trump says in a speech at the Department of Homeland Security that his executive actions on immigration show that “beginning today,” the U.S. will get back “control of its border.” Trump says his administration will be working in partnership in Mexico to improve safety and economic opportunity for both countries and will have “close coordination” with Mexico to address drug smuggling.

Newt Gingrich: Madonna ‘ought to be arrested’ for saying she…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday that he believes pop icon Madonna should be jailed for saying she had thought about “blowing up the White House.” Madonna said at Saturday’s women’s march in Washington, DC, that she had “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” but decided to “choose love” instead.

Today in History

On Jan. 23, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the so-called “Lame Duck Amendment,” was ratified as Missouri approved it. In 1516, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who with his late queen consort, Isabella of Castile, sponsored the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, died in Madrigalejo, Spain.

Trump speech shows America getting what it ordered

The new president delivered an inaugural address Friday that was straight from his campaign script – to the delight or dismay of different subsets of Americans. Trump gave nods to unity and began with kind words for Barack and Michelle Obama, but pivoted immediately to a searing indictment of the status quo and the Obama years.

Today in History

On Jan. 21, 1942, pinball machines were banned in New York City by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill . In 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union resigned from the U.S. Senate.

Photo: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, his wif

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, his wife Callista Gingrich, former Speaker of the House John Boehner and his wife Deborah Boehner arrive on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington, for the inauguration ceremony of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

How Megyn Kelly made 2 big enemies and won millions of admirers

How Megyn Kelly made 2 big enemies and won millions of admirers Megyn Kelly had one hell of a year, but will her Fox News audience follow her to NBC? Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://usat.ly/2hT0B6E The former Fox News anchor found herself in the news rather than just reporting it, a dual role she managed during one of the most contentious presidential elections in history. Perhaps most famously, President-elect Donald Trump attacked her after she posed a question about his comments on women.

Trump, with 2 tweets, helps push GOP reversal on ethics

Members of the House of Representatives, some joined by family, gather in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress gets under way. Members of the House of Representatives, some joined by family, gather in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress gets under way.

Countdown to Inauguration Day: What you need to know today

Obama retaliated for suspected Russian inteference in the U.S. presidential campaign by imposing sanctions and expelling Russian government officials in the U.S. Trump then issued a statement saying it’s “time for our country to move on to bigger and better things.” Senior White House leadership team , listed on Donald Trump’s official presidential transition website : Vice President-Elect Mike Pence as team chair, with Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, Michael T. Flynn, Rudy Giuliani, Jeff Sessions as vice chairs.

Gingrich: Obama ‘desperate frenzy’ to save legacy

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in an interview that aired Sunday compared President Barack Obama’s legacy to a deflating doll and argued Obama is in a “desperate frenzy” to save it. “His legacy is like one of those dolls that, as the air comes out of it, shrinks and shrinks and shrinks,” Gingrich said.

Newt Gingrich: Donald Trump’s Twitter Foreign Policy Is ‘Brilliant’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, an informal adviser to Donald Trump, spoke approvingly of the president-elect’s apparent desire to restart a nuclear arms race. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich praised the style and substance of Donald Trump ‘s suggestion for a new nuclear arms race , calling the president-elect’s use of Twitter to make major policy pronouncements “brilliant.”

Newt Gingrich: Donald Trump’s Twitter Foreign Policy Is ‘Brilliant’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, an informal adviser to Donald Trump, spoke approvingly of the president-elect’s apparent desire to restart a nuclear arms race. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich praised the style and substance of Donald Trump ‘s suggestion for a new nuclear arms race , calling the president-elect’s use of Twitter to make major policy pronouncements “brilliant.”

Morning Bits

Steven Mnuchin, left, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, walks through the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 7. President-elect Donald Trump’s Achilles heel : “You’re seeing members like John McCain and Lindsey Graham kind of coming out guns blazing, even threatening the nomination of Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, saying that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is a butcher and a thug, and we can’t do business with him. The concern is that Trump has this kind of personal admiration for Putin that may blind him to Russia’s real goals and to what America’s strategic stake is in doing business with Russia.

Former Trump Campaign Manager Starts Consulting Firm Near White House

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, walks with his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski after speaking at a news conference in Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 25, 2015. Two former senior Trump advisers announced Wednesday that they will be forming a government relations and consulting firm one block from the White House, and not joining the administration.