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Speaker McCarthy’s Amazing Week

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Speaker McCarthy’s Amazing Week
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses lawmakers during a session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo
Newt Gingrich
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When it took Kevin McCarthy 15 votes to become Speaker of the House, the Washington establishment concluded that he was pleasant but would be unable to get much done.

Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
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Newt Gingrich is an author, commentator, and former Georgia congressman who was the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He ran as a presidential Republican candidate in 2012.
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