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UNBELIEVABLE: Freedom caucus | History Defined

From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress

The Democratic Party’s coalition headed into the 2026 midterms is as broad as it’s been in years. That seems likely to help them pick up dozens of seats in Congress and win majorities back from Republicans in either or both chambers.

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Funding extension clears House, avoiding shutdown threat

The House easily cleared a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 11, avoiding the risk of a partial government shutdown this fall. On a lopsided vote of 370-48, the House sent to President Donald Trump’s desk a short-term funding patch despite objections from hard-line…

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GOP emerges from ‘hell week’ with deep divisions between Senate and House

During the final vote to close out the House’s “hell week,” a handful of Republicans had a message for the Senate: You’re responsible for the “suffering” agenda. Standing on the steps outside the Capitol on Thursday, House Freedom Caucus members loudly aired their grievances with the Senate. Republicans there have…

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Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS

"Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?" Chip Roy said.

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Hardline House Freedom Caucus gains ground in Texas GOP primaries

If they win in November, Steve Toth and Brandon Herrera are poised to join the group known for its conservative absolutist approach and willingness to defy GOP leaders.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales faces growing Republican calls to resign over alleged affair

The backlash from conservative lawmakers could create headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson.

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As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives

The biggest organizing body in rodeo, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has all but decided to move its headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks - Roll Call

House Republicans have sprinkled their fiscal 2026 appropriations bills with more home-district projects than they did last year.

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Trump’s Epstein birthday card news rocks $9B PBS clawback vote in House: ‘I don’t know anything’

Some Republicans refuse to answer while Democrats accuse Republicans of engaging in ‘a pathetic attempt at ass-covering’

The Independent UK

GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House - Roll Call

House Republican appropriators are facing intraparty headwinds as they try to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break.

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Vibe shift in House as Trump, GOP leaders begin to flip votes - Roll Call

Republican opposition to the GOP's "big, beautiful" reconciliation bill appeared to be softening Wednesday night.

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GOP leaders work to convince House holdouts on budget package - Roll Call

President Donald Trump and Republican leadership were busy Wednesday buttonholing members from across the conference's political spectrum.

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Trump meets with Freedom Caucus members and moderates, pushing ‘growth’ from ‘big, beautiful bill’ - Roll Call

House Republican leaders hope President Donald Trump can be the party’s closer to get the budget reconciliation bill across the finish line.

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House adopts fixes to keep ‘big, beautiful bill’ filibuster-proof - Roll Call

At least two Republicans said they were unaware of provisions in the bill they oppose, while Freedom Caucus demanded steeper cuts.

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GOP budget vote goes down to the wire amid conservative pushback - Roll Call

House Republicans appeared stuck in reconciliation limbo as of Wednesday morning with no changes to the text ready to be unveiled, after an all-night Rules Committee session.

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House Budget panel approves reconciliation package on second try - Roll Call

Four House Freedom Caucus members on the Budget Committee who held up the reconciliation package last week reversed course late Sunday night.

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Why these Republicans finally stood up to Trump – and the price they could pay as a result

ANALYSIS: The Freedom Caucus will need to choose whether they care more about fiscal restraint or being a Trump fan club, Eric Garcia writes

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The Guardian - US

House Republicans block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in major setback

Rightwing lawmakers say president’s bill – centered on tax cuts and funding deportations – doesn’t make enough cuts

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House GOP won't be jammed by Senate on budget, leaders pledge - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson and his GOP leadership team on Saturday sought to tamp down a brewing revolt on the budget resolution.

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Republican House Group Loses Another Member As Infighting Grows

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is leaving the Freedom Caucus over the group's opposition to let lawmakers who are new parents to vote by proxy

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With Rules maneuver, House GOP aims to kill parental proxy push - Roll Call

An intraparty dispute came to a head Tuesday as House Rules Committee Republicans worked to kill an effort to allow proxy voting for new parents.

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As Wyoming slides further to the right, legislators double down on trans bills

Lawmakers proposed seven bills curbing trans rights in this legislative session. Five passed

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GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House - Roll Call

The House Budget Committee approved a fiscal framework that inches Republicans closer to their prized “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill.

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House budget headed for panel approval after deal with holdouts - Roll Call

House GOP leaders overcame an important hurdle Thursday morning after cutting a deal with Freedom Caucus holdouts on a budget resolution.

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