Articles for House Freedom

Johnson hits unsteady point of his speakership at the worst time
4 days, 12 hours ago

Johnson hits unsteady point of his speakership at the worst time

Politico  

“My advice to the speaker would be: You’ve probably got some bridges to mend, spend the holidays reaching out to members and address their concerns,” said Rep. Andy Ogles. “I think he needs to work the phones.” Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris said in a statement after the spending vote that “I am now undecided on what House leadership should …

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Column: Will Mike Johnson get away with betraying MAGA House members with his proposed budget?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Will Mike Johnson get away with betraying MAGA House members with his proposed budget?

LA Times  

The House Freedom Caucus is largely right about debt and deficits. Outraged, the House Freedom Caucus condemned the deal : “Republicans promised millions of voters that we would fight to change the status quo and it is long past time to deliver.” The deal, they declared, is a “fiscal calamity.” And they’re right. Apparently, the House Freedom Caucus doesn’t get …

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GOP chaos caused by Freedom Caucus' 'impossible purity': Conservative
1 year, 1 month ago

GOP chaos caused by Freedom Caucus' 'impossible purity': Conservative

Raw Story  

A major conservative magazine chief links chaos in the House of Representatives to the far-right Freedom Caucus setting a standard of “impossible purity,” he said in a New York Times opinion piece. “National Review” editor-in-chief Rich Lowry argued Tuesday that House Republicans have been unable to live up to the standards set by a conservative group whose members include Trump's …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene takes swipe at House Freedom Caucus
1 year, 3 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene takes swipe at House Freedom Caucus

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just back from summer recess, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated …

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Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge'
1 year, 3 months ago

Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge'

Raw Story  

House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that proposals by House GOP leadership to impeach President Joe Biden lack any sort of evidence to move forward — the latest in a series of criticisms he has made of the plan. However, he added, many of his Republican constituents want the impeachment anyway, mainly because …

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What is the House Freedom Caucus?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is the House Freedom Caucus?

Hindustan Times  

THEY HAVE been likened by fellow Republicans to “lemmings with suicide vests”, “legislative terrorists” and the Taliban. Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a troupe of about 50 far-right Republicans in America’s House of Representatives, are unabashed agents of chaos. The caucus was formed by Republican members who considered the leadership of the House too amenable to compromise with House …

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Manipur violence: Wife of freedom fighter burnt alive inside her house
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: Wife of freedom fighter burnt alive inside her house

Live Mint  

Manipur violence: Unimaginable stories of horror from Manipur have continued to jolt the rest of the country as the ethnic clashes in the northeast state have turned inhumane. According to a report by the NDTV news channel, the wife of a freedom fighter was burnt alive inside her house in Kakching district's Serou village. Premkanta, 22, the grandson of freedom …

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GOP hardliners push to purge Marjorie Taylor Greene from House Freedom Caucus: report
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP hardliners push to purge Marjorie Taylor Greene from House Freedom Caucus: report

Raw Story  

Republican hardliners in the House Freedom Caucus reportedly don't think Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is enough of a right-wing ideologue for their standards. Politico reports that two Freedom Caucus members recently pushed for the group to start purging members who are inactive or who are too cozy with Republican leadership -- and that includes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has …

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Lauren Boebert seeks $34.3 million in earmarks — after slamming earmarks as ‘corrupt’
1 year, 7 months ago

Lauren Boebert seeks $34.3 million in earmarks — after slamming earmarks as ‘corrupt’

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling. But the lawmakers — many members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus that demanded concessions from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy such as cuts to federal …

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U.S. House Republican hardliners unveil spending demands for raising debt ceiling
1 year, 9 months ago

U.S. House Republican hardliners unveil spending demands for raising debt ceiling

Firstpost  

Biden’s proposal and the hardline response are just early salvos in a budget negotiation that has higher-than-usual stakes because House Republicans have said they will not vote to lift the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling unless Biden agrees to spending cuts. Washington: The hardline U.S. House Freedom Caucus responded to President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal on Friday, with …

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The quiet takeover of the Tea Party: GOP establishment is now full MAGA
1 year, 10 months ago

The quiet takeover of the Tea Party: GOP establishment is now full MAGA

Salon  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made good on his promise this week to exact revenge on Democrats for denying committee assignments to far-right extremists Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Paul Gosar, R-Az. Related Rejected Republicans now seek violent revenge There is no difference now between McCarthy, Jim Jordan of Ohio, a Freedom Caucus founder, and Florida's Matt Gaetz, a former MAGA …

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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduces anti-India resolution in House
2 years, 6 months ago

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduces anti-India resolution in House

Firstpost  

The resolution, introduced by Ilhan Omar, urges the Biden Administration to implement the recommendations of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which has called for designating India as a country of particular concern for three consecutive years Washington: Continuing with her anti-India tirade, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a resolution that calls the US Secretary of State to …

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Bengal museum for freedom fighter Batukeshwar Dutt awaits inauguration
3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal museum for freedom fighter Batukeshwar Dutt awaits inauguration

Hindustan Times  

Batukeshwar Dutt, one of the unsung heroes of India’s freedom struggle, had links with both West Bengal, and Bihar. A museum dedicated to Dutt, a freedom fighter and an associate of Bhagat Singh, was developed in Bardhaman in 2015 but awaits inauguration. On his 56th death anniversary on Tuesday, his daughter and retired Patna University teacher Prof Bharti Bagchi said, …

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Bill Belichick to receive Medal of Freedom from President Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Bill Belichick to receive Medal of Freedom from President Trump

LA Times  

President Trump holds a football helmet given to him by New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick during the team’s Super Bowl championship visit to the White House in April 2017. WASHINGTON — President Trump will present one of the nation’s highest civilian honors to Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots, the only coach to win six Super Bowl titles. …

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A day after inciting a mob, Trump attempts his version of normalcy
3 years, 11 months ago

A day after inciting a mob, Trump attempts his version of normalcy

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump attempts a surreal return to normalcy a day after inciting a mob of his supporters to riot, culminating in the first breach the US Capitol in 200 years. Trump’s attempted return to business as usual comes amid the ongoing global pandemic and after a stunning siege he personally incited, leaving four dead and the Capitol …

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