Nearly 24 years after resigning as House speaker, Newt Gingrich is in a familiar Capitol Hill role — sought out by Republicans for policy and political expertise while being treated by Democrats with deep skepticism, bordering at times on contempt.

House Republicans, within striking distance of winning a majority in November, have sought advice from Gingrich on crafting a policy platform for what they hope will be a January 2023 ascent to power. At the same time, House Democrats are pressing the onetime lawmaker from Georgia on a very different matter — his role in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 win.