Gingrich backs Johnson over ‘destructive’ House Republicans after funding debacle

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Juliann Ventura Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) praised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the way he's handled his role as top Republican in the House, which just narrowly averted a government shutdown following a days-long rollercoaster. "Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, is doing an extraordinary job. I tell everybody, I was a pretty effective…