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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich, a Republican, served as House speaker from 1995 to 1999 and ran as a presidential candidate in 2012. He is an adviser to the Center for Union Facts.

The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

NEWT GINGRICH: Supreme Court Justice Obama?

By Newt Gingrich

As the Republican primaries have become increasingly contentious in recent weeks, various factions have threatened not to support the others should their preferred candidate fail to win the nomination. But if the prospect of Hillary Clinton as president is not frightening enough to unite Republicans behind their eventual nominee, perhaps something Mrs. Clinton said in Iowa this week will be.

George Washington and troops crossing the icy Delaware River.

NEWT GINGRICH: The war on Christmas

By Newt Gingrich and Callista Gingrich

Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado took a small but important step in Congress this week when he introduced a resolution, H. Res. 564, along with 35 cosponsors, to reassert the place of Christmas in the public square.

Government Waste Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

NEWT GINGRICH: Outrageous waste by an out-of-control government

By Newt Gingrich

Americans believe that more than half of all federal spending is waste, according to Gallup -- 51 cents out of every dollar to be specific. This is one of those points on which so-called experts can marshal all kinds of figures to show that ordinary Americans are wildly off-base -- and the experts will be stupider for it.

President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Sunday night, Dec. 6, 2016. In a rare Oval Office address, Obama vowed the United States would overcome a terror threat that has entered a "new phase" as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris and California. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

NEWT GINGRICH: Obama’s challenge to Congress is wrong

By Newt Gingrich

President Obama thought he was being clever in the conclusion of his address to the nation Sunday night, which he delivered just before heading to the Kennedy Center Honors. After 13 minutes spent reiterating the same failed approach, the president called on Congress to pass an authorization to use military force against Islamic State. "For over a year," he said, "I have ordered our military to take thousands of airstrikes against ISIL targets. I think it's time for Congress to vote to demonstrate that the American people are united, and committed, to this fight."

President Obama speaks during a news conference at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Centre, in Paris, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Obama discussed the COP21 climate change summit. (Associated Press)

NEWT GINGRICH: The Paris delusion

By Newt Gingrich

Weeks after the Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more, world leaders have converged on the French capital to discuss what they call the most urgent challenge facing the planet, a crisis that threatens to spread death and destruction across the globe: an increase in global average temperatures of two degrees by the end of the 21st century.

Police officers walk outside the house of the mother of the female suicide bomber Hasna Aitboulahcen, in Aulnay-sous-Bois, near Paris, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Aitboulahcen is believed to have detonated a suicide vest after a brief exchange with police officers. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

NEWT GINGRICH: President Obama, meet Hasna Aitboulahcen

By Newt Gingrich

"Apparently, they're scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America as part of our tradition of compassion." That was President Obama speaking in the Philippines this week, criticizing Republican presidential candidates for their concerns about the program resettling Syrian refugees in the United States.

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while answering a reporters question during a meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Trudeau says his country will remain a strong member of the campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Trudeau and Obama are speaking to reporters after their first formal meeting since Trudeau took office earlier this month. Obama says Trudeau is a "great boost of energy" for Canada's political landscape. He says he hopes Trudeau will visit the White House early next year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NEWT GINGRICH: The Real War II: Defining success

By Newt Gingrich

I argued in my column earlier this week that we are engaged in a real war that will almost certainly be a long war as well. The war is worldwide and its center of gravity is the internet and other forms of communication. "A third world war" is how King Abdullah of Jordan described it.

French President Francois Hollande waits for the arrival of US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Kerry arrived in Paris to pay tribute to last Friday November 13 attacks in France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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NEWT GINGRICH: The real war

By Newt Gingrich

Friday night's attack in Paris was another reminder that we are in a real war. It is vital that we understand what the real war is and who the real enemy is.