Newt Gingrich

Is Newt Gingrich just desperate to go to jail, or has his ego grown so large that he imagines himself above the laws of the land? According to ABC News, Gingrich's for-profit company has taken $220,000 from a charity founded by Newt Gingrich over the last two years. The non-profit was supposed to...

Political pundits seem to pull their analysis out of thin air, filtering the candidate's performances through their own filters and expectations. The result seems to be support for bland candidates whose ideas most closely match the reporters involved. This is how we end up with nominees like old...

When he takes the stage tonight in the GOP presidential debate (8 p.m. EST on CNN), Congressman Ron Paul will do so with a chance to make history. Unlike his previous runs for President (1988 as a Libertarian candidate and 2008, where he was beaten by Senator John McCain), Paul enters this race as...

The B-List Republican 2012 nomination circus continues tonight, as the Presidential contenders gather to debate on CNN at 8 p.m. EST. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former...

In a move that surprised everyone in Washington and no one at Benzinga, key members of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign team have resigned. According to the AP, campaign manager Rob Johnson and press secretary Rick Tyler have both resigned from Team Gingrich. Also resigning today were aides...

With apologies to my colleague, who made the case for Weiner's resignation here, New York Representative Anthony Weiner should not resign from office. Not now, not later, not ever. He will, without a doubt, come out ahead after everything blows over — and will likely rise again in liberal circles...

Newt Gingrich might be able to go back to running up that $500,000 credit account with Tiffany's (NYSE: TIF) sooner than he would like, as he's proving himself quite unpopular among Republican voters, to say nothing of how Democrats view the thrice-married former Speaker of the House. Overall, 61...

It appears the Gingrich campaign is doubling down on its bet that Americans don't care that the thrice-married former Speaker may have received special treatment to open up a no-interest line of credit with Tiffany's (NYSE: TIF). Gingrich Press Secretary Rick Tyler tweeted me on Saturday, claiming...

For an allegedly smart man, Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich says and does some incredibly stupid things. He's such a poor manager of his own stories that it's a wonder how he was able to juggle so many mistresses over the years. The latest (but probably not the last) gaffe involves...

Proving that you can't teach an old newt new tricks, floundering Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich today revived his inner Ronald Reagan, offering up a tax and spending plan that cuts popular programs and reduces or eliminates taxes on wealthier Americans. Gingrich's tax plan is...

Maybe Donald Trump should dedicate next season's Celebrity Apprentice to the Republican Presidential field, because so far, the contenders most likely to give Barack Obama a real race have declined to run. Top tier candidates Mike Huckabee and Mitch Daniels have already joined Trump in bowing out...

Open mouth, insert $1500 wing-tipped foot. Newt Gingrich, the former-Congressman currently seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2012, made his first major gaffe of the campaign season when he said he opposed popular Representative Paul Ryan's budget plan. “I don't think right-wing...

Three scandals, two divorces, and one infamous government shutdown later, former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich announced today that he is running to be President of the United States. No word on whether or not the Gingrich campaign will release his birth certificate, as President...

According to Business Insider, a recent poll from New Hampshire concluded that business mogul and reality TV star, Donald Trump, is now second in the Republican bid for President in 2012. Donald received 21% of the vote, second only to Mitt Romney, who has 27%. The other two Republican front-...