Freedom Caucus Set To Freeze Votes For Second Week

Playbook reports:

The seismic news surrounding Donald Trump’s federal indictment last week upended the political world — and quickly overshadowed the embarrassing spectacle playing out on the House floor. To recap: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to send his members home early after a splinter group of 11 conservative hard-liners, days after being steamrolled by the bipartisan debt-ceiling deal, essentially hijacked the floor by voting down a House rule for the first time in two decades.

The group’s gripes have been hard to pin down, with wide-ranging accusations of broken promises and strong-arm tactics aimed at various GOP leaders. But the upshot of their protest is simple: McCarthy cannot move any significant legislation across the House floor until the rebel faction is brought back into the fold. And as of this morning, there’s no sign that has happened. “We could be sitting here all week just twiddling our thumbs,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) told us.

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Kevin McCarthy sent his members home early after a group of 11 conservative hard-liners voted down a House rule for the first time in two decades. The hard-liners are considering tanking more bills teed up for floor action this week. More in Playbook: https://t.co/CCbXpHMo3D

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