Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus following fight with Lauren Boebert Georgia congresswoman faces backlash from the right after making nice with Kevin McCarthy The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Jonathan Bernstein: Radical Republicans continue to hold the House hostage House Freedom Caucus Republicans have temporarily halted their blockade of the House floor, ending for now a nearly weeklong shutdown of business in the chamber. The small group of rebels was pledging to block all significant legislation from passing until Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to their demands. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023
U.S. House paralyzed as conservative Republicans' fight with McCarthy drags on House lawmakers won't vote until Monday after a bloc of Freedom Caucus members torpedoed GOP legislation in an effort to express dissatisfaction with House leadership. WEKU · Jun 6, 2023
Meet the House members who voted against the debt limit deal - Roll Call Much of the debt limit bill opposition came from the far right and left wings of Congress, but there were some surprising “no” votes. Roll Call · Jun 1, 2023
Debt bill dissatisfaction threatens deeper GOP rift - Roll Call Ahead of debt limit bill action, opponents are warning the break in GOP unity could reverberate beyond the Wednesday night vote. Roll Call · May 31, 2023
Far-right members threaten a 'reckoning' over McCarthy's debt limit deal McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure. WEKU · May 30, 2023
Contours of debt limit deal start to take shape - Roll Call Lawmakers from both parties suggested negotiators were making progress Thursday toward a bipartisan deal that would raise the debt limit. Roll Call · May 18, 2023
Trump splits the House Freedom Caucus: "He's going to say whatever he wants" "He's going to say whatever he wants to," said one GOP hardliner. Axios · May 11, 2023
Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hard-line conservatives who are leveraging divisive social issues to gain political influence The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023
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
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
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. Roll Call · Mar 10, 2023
Meet Scott Perry: MAGA's quiet leader He doesn't breathe fire or hog the limelight like other Trump loyalists — but that's Scott Perry's secret weapon Salon · Feb 12, 2023
How McCarthy’s speaker deals will cause ‘cannibalistic brawl among extremists’ The deals struck between Kevin McCarthy and the far-right House Freedom Caucus will give the most conservative figures considerable power The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2023
The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2023 McCarthy may be speaker, but Trump is the real leader of House Republicans After Trump’s pick for speaker narrowly won, what sway will the former president hold over Congress’s Republican majority?
Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023 Jonathan Bernstein: The concession McCarthy shouldn’t have made Rep. Kevin McCarthy made many concessions in his bid to become speaker of the House. But his offer to allow the hard-line House Freedom Caucus to select three of the nine Republicans on the powerful House Committee on Rules stands out for its ability to diminish the influence of the…
The Texas Tribune · Jan 7, 2023 Texans help elect Kevin McCarthy speaker after dramatic late-night votes Texas Republicans were key players in the intraparty fight over how its leaders would run the U.S. House of Representatives, with right-wing members ultimately securing major wins in the fight.
Texas Observer · Jan 6, 2023 Far-Right Texas Republicans Mutiny at the Capitol Naturally, a few of the state’s 25 GOP representatives are in the eye of the storm during the ongoing fight over Speaker of the House.
Reason · Jan 6, 2023 Fixing Congress' Broken Appropriations Process Is Worth This Mess This week's Republican revolt against Kevin McCarthy is actually a rank-and-file revolt against the top-down process that both parties have used to control the House in recent years.
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023 Congresswoman evokes ‘day 3 vibes’ and carries her dog to House floor as Speaker crisis drags on Mace posts short video of her dog frantically running around her office
Roll Call · Jan 5, 2023 McCarthy, holdouts discussing possible deal for speaker's gavel - Roll Call Republican leader Kevin McCarthy provided a written offer Thursday to his GOP opponents on rules changes and other demands.
The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2023 McCarthy fails in speakership bid for third day after 11th vote The impasse over choosing a House speaker continued as Republican fell short of votes held up by his detractors
WEKU · Jan 5, 2023 These 21 House members didn't vote for Kevin McCarthy. Here's what they want McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.
Tribune News Service · Dec 31, 2022 Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election WASHINGTON — Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.
Roll Call · Dec 30, 2022 Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election - Roll Call The Jan. 3 House election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.