Commentary
There is consensus that U.S. House Republicans will win a majority this fall, and Kevin McCarthy will be the next Speaker of the House.
The U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2016. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Newt Gingrich
Author
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.
