An Interview With Newt Gingrich

<p><i>This episode contains strong language. </i></p><p>In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was the only Republican leader calling on President Donald Trump to move on from his efforts to overturn the results. Then, after the storming of th ... Show More

<p>This week’s elections have been startlingly close. Control of both chambers of Congress remain up in the air.</p><p>Historically, the president’s party is blown away in midterms. And the Democrats were further hampered this time round by President Biden’s unpopularity.</p><p>C ... Show More

In an episode that aired Sept. 22, 2020, the author of "It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump" talks about the evolution of the GOP — and what that means going forward. See more from Jonathan Capehart Read more from Washington Post OpinionsListen to the n ... Show More

Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, Fox News Contributor and author of the new book, March to the Majority, The Real Story of the Republican Revolution, takes readers behind the scenes of the Republican Revolution in 1994 and the rise of the modern GOP. GIngirch has been ... Show More

A slew of new books reveal the chaotic final months of former President Trump's administration, and how top military leaders feared he might  stage a coup t stay in power. But top Republicans are choosing to ignore the details as Trump remains the leader of their party. Plus, D ... Show More

<p>While Republicans were busy fighting each other in the House and inside Senate hearings this week, Democrats worked together to avert a government shutdown. Former Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri explain what they see as the GOP's culture of violence and what Democ ... Show More

<p>Since 2016, the cardinal rule of Republican politics has been to defend Donald J. Trump and his allies at all costs, no matter the allegation. That appeared to change last week, when Texas lawmakers issued 20 articles of impeachment against their state’s attorney general, Ken ... Show More

<p>Over the past week, Donald J. Trump has burned down and rebuilt the Republican National Committee, gutting the leadership and much of the staff.</p><p>Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the former president is trying to reinvent su ... Show More

While Former President Donald Trump was defeated in November, his movement appears to be more durable than its leader. David Chalian explains how the fight among Congressional GOP leadership and the jockeying of potential presidential candidates demonstrates the former president’ ... Show More

<p>Against all odds and expectations, Speaker Mike Johnson keeps managing to fund the government, inflame the far right of his party — and hold on to his job.</p><p>Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains why it might be Democrats who come to his re ... Show More