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Newt Gingrich: Donald Trump not into swamp draining anymore
Well, that was fast. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich told NPR on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s whole “drain the swamp” bit is no longer a thing. The former Georgia congressman and confidant to...
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Donald Trump sets the record straight on swamp draining: ‘We will always be DTS’
Former Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich was left to eat his words Thursday after Donald Trump rebuked his ally for saying the president-elect was no longer interested in ensuring Washington is not...
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Newt Gingrich unloads on journalist who questions Trump inaccuracies
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at Trump Tower. AP Photo Washington – “Do you think you’re paid to be a professional provocateur?” That was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s response to a British...
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Report: Callista Gingrich under consideration to be Vatican ambassador
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering Callista Gingrich, the third wife of former Georgia lawmaker and Donald Trump confidante Newt Gingrich, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican,...
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Georgia Republicans dazzled by Trump’s speech, despite few new specifics
WASHINGTON — In the lead up to Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday, several of Georgia’s Republican congressmen said they were looking for concrete policy specifics from the new president on issues like...
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Karen Handel gets last-day support from Donald Trump’s Georgia chair
If a candidate has a last-minute surprise in hand, the Monday morning before a Tuesday election is the last news cycle in which to spring it. And so: In the Sixth District contest, Karen Handel has...
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Access v. security? Baseball shooting prompts Georgia discussion
We nearly missed this as news of this morning’s GOP baseball practice shooting began to trickle out of Washington, but over at Fox Business two Georgia Republicans offered their opening salvos to a...
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Backing of Trump, McConnell and NRA aren’t enough for GOP incumbent in Alabama
Sen. Luther Strange speaks to media after forcing a runoff against former Chief Justice Roy Moore on Tuesday in Homewood, Ala. AP/Butch Dill Former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore, twice removed from...
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As Tuesday’s runoff for mayor of Atlanta looms, Mary Norwood names her...
Atlanta mayoral contenders Keisha Lance Bottoms (L) and Mary Norwood (R) at the WSB-TV debate on Sunday. STEVE SCHAEFER/SPECIAL TO THE AJC As Keisha Lance Bottoms sought to stir voters by appearing...
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A short gift list for the nerd in your life: Four new books on Georgia politics
State Reps. Joe Mack Wilson, D-Marietta, and Sam Nunn, D-Perry, later a U.S. senator from Georgia, examine maps showing the new boundaries of legislative districts in 1971. AJC file That holiday crisis...
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