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Some Republicans Hint at Reckoning With McCarthy After Debt Ceiling Vote

The tension between House Republican leaders and the House Freedom Caucus resurfaced with the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act on June 1. The law resulted from negotiations between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden over terms for raising the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. It passed by a wide margin in…


House Freedom Caucus Vows ‘Reckoning’ If GOP Passes Debt Limit Deal

Members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus have promised a “reckoning” if their Republican colleagues support the debt limit deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden. “If you’re out there watching this, every one of my colleagues, let me very be clear: Not one Republican should vote for this…


Rep. Gaetz Shoots Down Talk of Removing Speaker McCarthy Over Debt Negotiations

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is shooting down suggestions of a rift within the body of House Republicans that could lead to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) losing control of the gavel over his debt ceiling negotiations. In an interview with the Washington Examiner on Monday, Gaetz said he has “no plans” to unseat McCarthy. While…


House Freedom Caucus to McCarthy: ‘Use Every Leverage’ in Debt Limit Negotiation

Members of the House Freedom Caucus have urged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Republicans to “use every leverage” to get the House debt limit bill signed into law. “The U.S. House of Representatives has done its job in passing the Limit, Save, Grow Act to provide a mechanism to raise the debt ceiling….


White House Says GOP Budget Cuts Job Training Services, Endangers Workers

The White House has strongly condemned the “extreme MAGA” Republican House Freedom Caucus budget proposal, calling it a disaster for American families. The White House asserted in a March 23 statement that the Republicans’ proposal would impose devastating cuts that would increase costs for working- and middle-class families while protecting and extending tax breaks skewed to…


LIVE NOW: Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Scott Perry Lead Press Conference on Debt Ceiling and Spending Reforms

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-Pa.), joined by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Bob Good (R-Va.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) of the House Freedom Caucus, host a joint press conference at 2:30 p.m….


Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Scott Perry Lead Press Conference on Debt Ceiling and Spending Reforms

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-Pa.), joined by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Bob Good (R-Va.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) of the House Freedom Caucus, host a joint press conference at 2:30 p.m….


Conservative Budget Proposal Draws Fire from White House over Border Security

The White House claims that a budget plan proposed this month by the conservative House Freedom Caucus (HFC) would make the southern border less secure by removing funds for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees and limiting the capacity to fight drug trafficking. The White House described the HFC’s proposal for changes to the Biden administration’s budget…


House Freedom Caucus Vows to End ‘Wasteful, Woke, Weaponized Bureaucracy’

America is burdened by a “wasteful, woke, weaponized bureaucracy” that must be brought under control, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said in announcing their budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the national debt and burdensome federal regulations. The caucus released its position on the national debt on March 10, saying it will consider increasing…


House Freedom Caucus Demands Spending Cuts as Condition for Raising Debt Ceiling

America is burdened by a “wasteful, woke, weaponized bureaucracy” that must be brought under control, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said in announcing their budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the national debt and burdensome federal regulations. The caucus released its position on the national debt on March 10, saying it will consider increasing…