GOP leaders try to woo holdouts ahead of debt limit vote - Roll Call Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to bring the GOP debt limit bill to the floor Wednesday without changes sought by some Republican lawmakers. Roll Call · Apr 25, 2023
McCarthy at risk of falling short on GOP votes for debt ceiling bill “The Freedom Caucus plan is wagging the conference dog,” one House Republican told Axios. Axios · Apr 20, 2023
Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect WASHINGTON — Interest in bringing home federal funding earmarks in appropriations bills is growing among House Republicans under new restrictions the GOP majority instituted for the next fiscal year. Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023
GOP holdouts coalesce around McCarthy's debt ceiling bill “Most of us that I talked to that were in the Biden districts were supportive of it." Axios · Apr 19, 2023
Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect - Roll Call Some high-profile Republicans who did not request earmarks while Democrats ruled the House are seeking them now. Roll Call · Apr 19, 2023
House Republicans struggle for unity on debt limit package WASHINGTON — House Republicans are divided over the best mechanism for extending the debt limit deadline and how deep to cut spending in their nascent plan. Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2023
Climate credits, IRS funds snarl GOP debt limit talks - Roll Call A push to repeal clean energy tax credits and IRS enforcement funding has emerged as a key sticking point in House GOP debt limit talks. Roll Call · Apr 18, 2023
McCarthy to Biden on debt limit: ‘You are on the clock’ WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday wrote to President Joe Biden asking him to set a date for their next negotiating meeting on the debt limit by the end of the week. Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023
White House, Democrats unload on GOP spending cuts scenarios - Roll Call President Joe Biden and House Democrats launched separate attacks on potential House Republican-proposed spending cuts Monday. Roll Call · Mar 20, 2023
Balanced budget takes back seat to paring spending to ’22 levels at GOP retreat - Roll Call House Republicans are lowering expectations for a balanced budget blueprint this year, but committed to cap next year’s spending. Roll Call · Mar 20, 2023
White House sounds alarm on Freedom Caucus' budget plan Proposals would damage programs all Americans depend on, administration says. Axios · Mar 20, 2023
DeSantis scores 1st congressional endorsement over Trump, from Texas Rep. Chip Roy WASHINGTON – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scored his first congressional endorsement for president, as Texas Rep. Chip Roy, a leader in the far-right Freedom Caucus, urged conservatives Wednesday to look past Donald Trump in 2024. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023
Senate GOP risks repeat debacle as controversial candidates prep for 2024 There are already five critical Senate races in which primary headaches are looming. Axios · Mar 12, 2023
Freedom Caucus draws battle lines on debt ceiling The proposal goes after a list of Biden budget items. Axios · Mar 10, 2023
Roll Call · Mar 10, 2023 Freedom Caucus lays out debt limit, spending demands - Roll Call House Freedom Caucus members want to cap nondefense discretionary spending at fiscal 2022 levels for the next decade.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Biden budget vs. House GOP: Values on display in debt fight President Joe Biden's federal budget is a statement of his values
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023 Far left, far right — including Illinois members— united in House vote to pull troops in Syria Strange bedfellows: Progressives on the left, Freedom Caucus members on the right backing — for different reasons — a measure to withdraw troops from Syria.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023 How big a threat does the hard right pose to US support for Ukraine? A year after the conflict began, the consensus against Russian aggression has held but alarm bells are ringing in Congress
Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023 Meet the Freedom Caucus' new insiders on House Appropriations - Roll Call Freedom Caucus duo is moving the Appropriations Committee to the ideological right as spending battles loom.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023 Rep. Delia Ramirez to deliver national address for progressive group after President Biden’s State of the Union speech Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., a member of the House Freedom Caucus and ardent Donald Trump supporter, said she would boycott President Biden’s SOTU address.
Salon · Feb 6, 2023 Jim Jordan is back with a vengeance From Tea Party to Freedom Caucus to MAGA, how Jim Jordan became a respected member of the GOP establishment
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023 Inside McCarthy's House: Famous friends and hard realities Three weeks into the new era of the House Republican majority, the risks of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership style are clearly taking hold
Salon · Jan 27, 2023 A Tea Party takeover: GOP goes full MAGA The new MAGA establishment: The former gadflies and bomb throwers are the Republican Party now
The Conversation · Jan 20, 2023 House Speaker McCarthy's powers are still strong – but he'll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power. A single member of the House – from the far-right Freedom Caucus to a progressive on the far left, or any member in between – can threaten his speakership. And at least one Democrat already is…
Fortune · Jan 19, 2023 JP Morgan's Dimon warns Congress not to play chicken with America’s $31 trillion debt ceiling Brinkmanship between Donald Trump's Freedom Caucus and moderates in Congress over an impending default by the U.S. government could drive up borrowing costs for the average American.