Tag Archives: Freedom Caucus

House Freedom Caucus Rep: We Voted To Expel MTG

Raw Story reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no longer enough of a hardline right-wing lawmaker for the House Freedom Caucus. Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) tells Politico reporter Olivia Beavers that it’s his “understanding” that Greene is no longer a member of the caucus after it took a secret vote on her expulsion last month. Beavers says …

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Politico: Unclear If Freedom Caucus Has Expelled MTG

Politico reports: House Freedom Caucus members took a momentous vote Friday on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future with the group, according to three people familiar with the matter — but it’s not yet clear whether she’s been officially ejected. Greene’s close alliance with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and her accompanying criticism of colleagues in the group, has put her on the opposite …

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Politico: Freedom Caucus May Expel Marjorie Greene

Politico reports: Tensions inside the conservative House Freedom Caucus have reached the point that some members are floating the idea of purging colleagues from the group. At least two hardliners have discussed — and proposed to Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry (R-Pa.) — trying to boot members who no longer meet the group’s ideological standards, according to three Republicans with …

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Far-Right Bloc Forces McCarthy To Cancel All Votes

NBC News reports: A small bloc of conservative bomb-throwers is holding the floor of the House of Representatives hostage, forcing GOP leaders to cancel votes for the rest of the week. For the second straight day, the conservatives blocked several leadership-backed bills from moving forward Wednesday in protest of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s handling of the debt deal he struck with …

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GOP Bill Would End “X” Gender Marker On Passports

The Washington Examiner reports: Travelers seeking to leave the country may no longer be able to choose an alternative gender identity marker on their U.S.-issued passport under new legislation being introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Wednesday. Under the Passport Sanity Act, the State Department would be prohibited from issuing a passport or other travel documents that contain the …

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GOP Rep Calls For Ousting McCarthy Over Debt Deal

The Hill reports: Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) on Tuesday became the first Republican to publicly support ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over the debt ceiling deal he struck with President Biden as conservative criticism of the agreement ramps up. At a House Freedom Caucus press conference on Tuesday, Bishop was the sole Republican to raise his hand signifying he would …

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DeSantis Rips Debt Deal: “Careening To Bankruptcy”

Politico reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday slammed the bipartisan debt ceiling deal, saying the country was still “careening towards bankruptcy.” “Prior to this deal, our country was careening towards bankruptcy, and after this deal, our country will still be careening towards bankruptcy, and to say you can do 4 trillion of increases in the next year and a …

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Freedom Caucus Vows To Block McCarthy’s Debt Deal

Reuters reports: After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing it through the House, where hardline Republicans are already threatening to sink it. As Democratic and Republican negotiators iron out the final details of an agreement to suspend the federal government’s …

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Freedom Caucus Threatens Debt Ceiling Compromise

The Washington Post reports: Conservative lawmakers have begun mounting a campaign against the emerging deal on the debt ceiling between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), as objections from the right threaten to undermine an agreement even before its contents are publicly released. On Thursday and Friday, in response to reports about the details of the agreement, leading …

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Freedom Caucus To McCarthy: End Debt Ceiling Talks

The Washington Post reports: The House Freedom Caucus said it’s calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend his negotiation on raising the debt limit with the White House and instead focus on getting the House-passed “Limit, Save, Grow Act” through the Senate. “There should be no further discussion until the Senate passes the legislation,” a statement from the Republican …

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Freedom Caucus Rep. Chip Roy Endorses DeSantis

The Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for president in 2024 on Wednesday over other Republican contenders, including former President Donald Trump. Roy, who serves as the policy chairman for the Freedom Caucus, called DeSantis a “man of conviction” in a release announcing his endorsement. “The next President of the United States must be …

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GOP Rep Warns: I’ll Work With Dems To Select Speaker

GOP Rep. Don Bacon writes for the Daily Caller: Much has been made of me saying I would work with moderate Democrats to elect a more moderate speaker. But my actual words were that if the five refused to coalesce around what the vast majority of the conference wants, I’m willing to work across the aisle to find an agreeable …

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Nine MAGA Reps Rip McCarthy For Not Caving Enough

The Hill reports: Nine House conservatives expressed doubts about electing Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the next speaker of the House, calling for a “radical departure from the status quo” ahead of the Tuesday floor vote. In a Sunday letter obtained by The Hill, Reps. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) led seven other hardline Republican House members …

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McCarthy Signs Off On Low Threshold To Oust Speaker

Politico reports: Kevin McCarthy has made perhaps his biggest concession so far to the band of conservatives standing in the way of his path to speaker. Yet it’s not clear if it will be enough to clinch his gavel. In a lengthy conference call on Sunday, McCarthy and his team informed members that he would lower the barriers for rank-and-file …

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House Speaker Battle Likely Headed To Multiple Ballots

Roll Call reports: A small faction of “never Kevin” Republicans is threatening to ensure McCarthy is denied the 218 votes needed to win the speaker’s election. But a larger group of Republicans who have pledged to vote for “only Kevin” are making clear they won’t support any other returning members of Congress for the role. The two positions are seemingly …

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MAGA Reps Press For Select Committee On FBI/DOJ

Politico reports: House conservatives are upping their demands on Kevin McCarthy as he tries to lock down the speaker’s gavel. Their new price: a select committee with a huge scope of targets. While the Republican leader and soon-to-be committee chairs have already lined up a laundry list of investigations that will largely command the House GOP’s agenda next year, it’s …

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Freedom Caucus Rep Rips MTG: “She’s Calling Us Liars”

The Daily Beast reports: Far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of having “crossed a rubicon” after she slammed Republicans who intend to vote against a Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speakership. Responding to Greene’s accusation that he — along with others, including Matt Gaetz, are actively misleading the Republican base by voting against McCarthy—Biggs said: …

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McCarthy Rips Republicans Opposing His Speaker Bid

“Our goal was to stop the Biden agenda, win the majority, and fire Nancy Pelosi. We achieved all three of those. “I’ve been leader for four years and all we’ve done is win seats when every other Republican entity has lost during that time. “I do not think at the end of the day that five Republicans are going to …

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DOJ Sought Access To Freedom Caucus Rep’s Texts

CNN reports: The Justice Department has tried to gain access to Republican Rep. Scott Perry’s text messages as part of a criminal investigation into 2020 election interference, facing off with his lawyers in a secret court proceeding after seizing his phone. The investigative work, now overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, is significant given that Perry texted then-White House chief …

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Freedom Caucus Squabbles Over McCarthy Challenger

Politico reports: There’s trouble brewing in the House GOP’s anti-Kevin McCarthy ranks. The group of conservatives wreaking havoc in the House GOP conference with their challenge to McCarthy’s bid for speaker is facing internal indecision that may hurt its ability to stay united, according to two Republicans familiar with dynamics in the Freedom Caucus. Most of the Californian’s right-flank critics …

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