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Newt Gingrich Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former House speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1943 Birth place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Birth name: Newton Leroy McPherson; adopted at a young age by stepfather Robert Gingrich and took his last name Father: Newton C. McPherson, mechanic Mother: Kathleen (Daugherty)

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Fetterman’s cardiologist says Democrat, who had stroke, suffers from atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy

By Dan Merica, CNN John Fetterman’s cardiologist said Friday that the Democratic Senate candidate suffers from both atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy, issuing a statement that provides more insight into what caused the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor’s stroke in May. Dr. Ramesh Chandra said he first saw Fetterman in 2017, when he reported having swollen feet. He

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Trump’s lawyer says they left voicemails for former executive assistants in attempt to satisfy civil contempt issue

By Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said they made one phone call to most of his former executive assistants in their effort to try to contact them as part of the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. To keep Trump out of civil contempt for failing to comply

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DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked state funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays training facility partly because the baseball team spoke out against gun violence in the wake of back-to-back gun-related massacres in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, a source familiar with the internal conversations told CNN. DeSantis on Thursday

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Fact check: Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Rinke falsely claims ‘dead people always vote Democrat’

By Daniel Dale Michigan’s Republican primary for governor has been marred by a scandal over fake signatures on five candidates’ nomination petitions. Now a new campaign ad from Kevin Rinke, a businessman who is not among the five candidates facing disqualification, begins with a false claim about voter fraud and Democrats. “Why is it that

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NY lawmakers pass bills to tighten state gun laws, including raising the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle

By Rob Frehse, CNN New York state lawmakers passed several bills on Thursday to tighten state gun laws, including a bill that would raise the minimum age to 21 to buy a semiautomatic rifle. Lawmakers also passed a bill that would ban civilians from purchasing bullet-resistant vests, unless the individuals worked in law enforcement or

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