Newt Gingrich said midterm losses have made Vice President JD Vance’s 2028 presidential path harder, with the Republican field now ‘wide open’ and Marco Rubio’s name surfacing most often as a potential contender.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the Republican Party ‘got away from the American people’ in this week’s midterms, calling the result the seventh-biggest defeat for a party since 1938. Gingrich said he expected a smaller loss and blamed party leadership and consultants.
Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are vying to lead House Republicans in the minority following the party’s midterm losses, with a vote expected next week. The broadcast left open who, if anyone, is seeking the speakership.
President Trump claimed the U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, saying the number ‘smashed all expectations.’ Fox News separately reported the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent, with stocks finishing Friday’s session mixed.
Democrats have won back both chambers of Congress in this week’s midterms, gaining new oversight authority over the Trump administration. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Democrats would ‘fight him every step of the way,’ and Newt Gingrich predicted a wave of investigations.