Politics | Newt Gingrich Newt Will Launch Presidential Campaign Next Week He just has to get a few things cleared up, he tells the National Journal By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 1, 2011 4:36 PM CDT Copied Former speaker of the house of representatives Newt Gingrich arrives to address the National Rifle Association's 140th annual meeting, Friday, April 29, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Newt Gingrich is officially joining the 2012 presidential race … just not quite yet. The former House speaker had previously hinted his announcement would be this week, but backtracked a bit yesterday. “I’ll be in by the 10th or the 11th,” he told the National Journal, explaining that he still needs to disentangle himself from a few business ventures that before he can file paperwork for an exploratory committee with the Federal Election Commission. Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error