The House Freedom Caucus is made up of some of the biggest far-right fanatics, conspiracy theorists, and diehard Donald Trump supporters in Congress. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s status in the club may be in jeopardy, according to a new report from Politico. Some members of the Freedom Caucus are contemplating booting …
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Defund the government. It’s way too “woke.” That’s the message from Russell Vought — a hard-right policy wonk and once a senior official in Donald Trump’s administration— who has been leading a behind-the-scenes charge among congressional Republicans. He’s “sprinting around Washington, spreading the gospel of budgetary anti-wokeism, ” as one …
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After days of public humiliation, and a chaotic 14th loss, Republican Kevin McCarthy has finally been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on the 15th vote. Just past Friday midnight, the Bakersfield, California, congressman at last secured the votes necessary to take hold of the gavel, following a grueling …
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Kevin McCarthy really, really, really wants to be speaker of the House of Representatives. It’s not coming. The 118th Congress began on Tuesday, and though Republicans won control of the chamber last November, a not-insignificant portion of the party remains steadfastly opposed to giving McCarthy the gavel. McCarthy has lost …
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