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Freedom Caucus Chief Outlines Strategy to Cut Spending, the Deficit
A few hours before a House vote on whether to defund foreign aid and public broadcasting, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., shared his… Read More
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House Gets Opportunity to Defund USAID, PBS, and NPR
House Republicans on Thursday will face perhaps the greatest test yet of whether they mean business about decreasing the size of the federal government. The… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Fractious Factions: Why Passing ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Through Senate Will Be Difficult
As Senate Republican leadership rushes to pass the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, the math to get to a GOP consensus in both houses of… Read More
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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package
The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law… Read More
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4 Times Mike Johnson Has Beaten the Odds
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has consistently beaten the odds throughout the first five months of the 119th Congress, settling seemingly irreconcilable disagreements within… Read More
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Skeptic of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Tells All on Last Minute Negotiations
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry voted for the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, but he’s not very happy about it. The bill passed by 215-214 margin,… Read More
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House Freedom Caucus Presses for Budget Agreement With Trump, Johnson
Don’t count on the budget reconciliation bill passing the House today. That appeared to be the message from leading House Freedom Caucus members, who said… Read More
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Why This Republican Lawmaker Is a ‘No’ for Now on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self would vote against his party’s budget reconciliation bill as it currently stands. “I am a ‘no’ at the moment,” he… Read More
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Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan
Republican leadership in the House has its hands full this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get about a dozen fiscally conservative Republicans to… Read More
Health CareNews
Up in Smoke? House Conservatives Eye Ban on Marijuana in DC Budget Bill
Conservative members of the House of Representatives are contemplating attempting to ban marijuana in the District of Columbia by amending a funding bill in Congress…. Read More
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Quits House Freedom Caucus
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced in a letter on Monday that she would be resigning from the conservative Republican House Freedom Caucus. While praising the… Read More
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How the House Freedom Caucus Plans to Make MAGA Affordable
With the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, the House Freedom Caucus’ conservative members could have a veto over the upcoming budget reconciliation… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Musk Mobilizes the Masses
Elon Musk isn’t messing around, and he just got a massive scalp to prove it. The billionaire owner of X started his day by posting… Read More
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‘Stop Illegals From Voting’: House Freedom Caucus Urges Amendment to Omnibus Spending Bill
The conservative House Freedom Caucus is calling for Republican leadership in Congress to tie appropriations to fund the government next year to a recently passed… Read More
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Virginia Lawmaker Good to Seek Recount in Narrow GOP Primary Loss
Rep. Bob Good has lost his GOP primary bid in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District against state Sen. John McGuire, a fellow Republican who was endorsed… Read More
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Virginia GOP Primary Race Between Trump Endorsee and House Conservative Too Close to Call
It’s still to close to call the winner in a Republican primary contest in Virginia that garnered national attention, featuring a challenger endorsed by former… Read More
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Speaker Johnson’s Shrewd Plan to Pass Biden’s Foreign Aid Package, Explained
A proposed House rule faces a crucial vote Friday in the latest showdown between Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican lawmakers. The rule would combine four… Read More
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Speaker Johnson’s Choice for Key House Committee Sparks Backlash
Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia who has criticized conservatives and is campaigning actively against the House Freedom Caucus chairman, is Speaker Mike Johnson’s… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Freedom Caucuses Shaking Up How Business Is Done in 11 States
For nearly a decade, the House Freedom Caucus has disrupted the way business is done in Congress. Now, that same model is spreading to state… Read More
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Mike Johnson Says He Won’t Back Out of Spending Deal Despite Freedom Caucus Opposition
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he will not withdraw from a controversial spending deal to avoid a government shutdown that is opposed by several… Read More
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Despite the Platitudes, the American People Aren’t in Charge, Says Congressman
“We have neglected our wonderful country. And this is what you get when you neglect it … [a] perception that the American people are running… Read More
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House Passes Bill Keeping Spending at Current Levels Through Early 2024
The House voted to pass a spending bill to keep the government running at current levels through early 2024—with no new funding for border security,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Sen. Mike Lee Tells How ‘The Firm’ Hijacks Legislative Process to Continue Reckless Spending
Another year, another “government shutdown” fight on Capitol Hill. As of this writing, 12 appropriations bills need to pass by Sept. 30 or the government… Read More
EconomyNews
Group of House Lawmakers Urges McCarthy to Take ‘3 Specific Actions’ in Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Thirty-five Republican House lawmakers sent a letter on Thursday to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., urging three specific actions regarding the debt ceiling as a… Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Bribery Allegation ‘Concerning and Credible,’ Chair of House Freedom Caucus Says
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said Thursday that the FBI should move quickly to release a document alleging that President… Read More
