Gingrich says he'd consider interim speakership  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Could Newt Gingrich end up right back to the place that made him a political celebrity?  —  During an interview with radio host Sean Hannity Thursday, the former speaker told the host …

Issa considering running for Speaker  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is considering a bid for Speaker, a source close to the congressman told The Hill.  —  “There is no definitive decision that's been made, but it's certainly being talked about.

THE BIG IDEA:  —  Paul Ryan is seriously considering a bid for House speaker.  He's consulting his wife, Janna, and should make a definitive decision soon, according to top GOP sources.  —  Despite repeatedly and sincerely insisting he doesn't want the job, the Wisconsin congressman …

Ellmers thanks lawmakers for ‘prayers’ amid affair rumors  —  A GOP donor sent emails alleging an extramarital relationship between Ellmers and Kevin McCarthy, a claim aides say is unfounded.  —  Rep. Renee Ellmers stood up in a private meeting of Republican lawmakers on Friday and thanked them for their …

GOP lawmakers confronted McCarthy  —  House GOP lawmakers this week confronted Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) about rumors they worried could have hampered his bid for Speaker.  —  At a closed-door meeting on Tuesday with Texas's GOP delegation, members pressed McCarthy for reassurances.

Carson suggests that gun rights might have changed history for Jews in WWII  —  Ben Carson said Thursday that Adolph Hitler's mass murder of Jews “would have been greatly diminished” if German citizens had not been disarmed by the Nazi regime.  —  The comment, which came during an interview …