Mar 28, 2017 – The House Freedom Caucus has been blamed for much in the past few days. … Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2017 The Republican House Freedom Caucus was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory … I applaud the Freedom Caucus and their unwillingness to compromise.…

Mar 28, 2017 – I have argued that the members of the Freedom Caucus who opposed TrumpCare aka the AHCA are heroes. … Donald Trump apparently disagrees: The Republican House Freedom Caucus was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. … Here’s the problem with Trump’s latest tantrum: the folks in the Freedom Caucus were not the only people who opposed this dog of a…

Mar 27, 2017 – Politico Magazine describes how the Freedom Caucus and their policy concerns were treated by the White House. … It’s impossible to ignore the failure because for the Freedom Caucus it was probably impossible to ignore the the defection of these … Members of the Freedom Caucus realized right away that there would be no negotiating.…

Mar 27, 2017 – Despite the hue and cry over the House Freedom Caucus’ refusal to sign on to the health care legislation backed by both President … However, while most of the headlines focused on Freedom Caucus opposition to the bill, moderate opposition to the bill was equally … It was Thursday afternoon and members of the House Freedom Caucus were peppering the president with wonkish concerns about the American…

Mar 27, 2017 – Ted Poe (R-Texas) resigned from the House Freedom Caucus Sunday, citing his dissatisfaction with the group and their unwillingness … The Freedom Caucus is a group of staunch conservative lawmakers who recently blocked President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul … Republican leaders tried very hard to sway the House Freedom Caucus members by altering the ACA’s so-called essential health benefits…

Mar 27, 2017 – Leftist MSNBC host Joe Scarborough tore into chief White House strategist Steve Bannon Monday morning. … According to several reports, Bannon and an unnamed member of the House Freedom Caucus exchanged barbs about the AHCA, which began … The unnamed House Freedom Caucus member reportedly fired back at Bannon: You know, the last time someone ordered me to something,…

Mar 27, 2017 – A new report from the Washington Post shows that House Speaker Paul Ryan used desperate measures to round up Republican votes as the … If the reports are true, it appears that Trump and Ryan tried to “good cop, bad cop” the Freedom Caucus. … Congress and the White House have signaled that they will move on from healthcare and tackle tax reform.…

Mar 27, 2017 – For those who saw last week’s Obamacare replacement bill as a stinker, the House Freedom Caucus are heroes. … Said Poe: “I have resigned from the House Freedom Caucus. … Leaving this caucus will allow me to be a more effective Member of Congress and advocate for the people of Texas.…

Mar 27, 2017 – The defeat of the bill was glorious, and the members of the Freedom Caucus who opposed it are heroes. … You don’t lose your car insurance or life insurance or house insurance if you lose your job; you shouldn’t lose your health insurance … if his house burns down.…

Mar 26, 2017 – Here is President Trump taking to Twitter over the last few days in regards to the Freedom Caucus: The irony is that the Freedom … The House Freedom Caucus just single-handedly saved #Obamacare. … When the Freedom Caucus helped to push John Boehner out as Speaker of the House and then insured that Rep.…

Mar 26, 2017 – First, Trump used Judge Jeanine Pirro as his messenger to get Paul Ryan to step down as Speaker of the House. … He tweeted: Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned … Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2017 So he fails on the Obamacare replacement bill, and he’s blaming House Freedom Caucus members…

Mar 26, 2017 – Jordan, a member of the much derided House Freedom Caucus, reiterated the familiar words of many Republican candidates across the country … But it must have a majority of the House. … Conservatives and the House Freedom Caucus took early blame for the AHCA’s passage or failure, even though moderates and the Tuesday…

Mar 26, 2017 – First, their anger was directed at the members of the House Freedom Caucus, many of whom were not going to vote for the bill.…

Apr 11, 2017 – While House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows insisted last month that none of his group’s members were pushing for Speaker Ryan to … As a House Freedom Caucus member, it seems safe to assume Amash can’t mean he wants Ryan to start handing out goodies to Democrats. … If you’re scratching your head in bemusement thinking, isn’t that the guy the House Freedom Caucus helped usher out the door in 2015…

Apr 6, 2017 – Not even two weeks ago, legislation to address Obamacare was pulled but, at the urging of Vice President Mike Pence and the House Freedom … While the White House looks to win over the Freedom Caucus, that group remains skeptical. … “I am confident that we need to look at the text to make sure that this works,” said House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows.…

Apr 6, 2017 – Last week, Dan Scavino, an aide to President Trump, tweeted that Freedom Caucus member Justin Amash should be “defeated in a primary … Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows said that it was “highly inappropriate” for a top White House aide to “personally call for the … Scavino is also the social media director for the White House and has made it clear how foolish he is to attack the Freedom Caucus…

Apr 6, 2017 – Wednesday’s big news out of the Trump administration may have been the report of White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon, being … Bannon resisted the move, even threatening at one point to quit if it went forward, according to a White House official who, like others … Some suggest it was Bannon who instructed Trump to go hard at the House Freedom Caucus, but it was his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that…

Apr 6, 2017 – Two of the others are veteran members of the SC House of Representatives, both of whom are moderates critical of the House Freedom … Caucus. … If Republicans cannot deliver conservative reform with control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, then the future is bleak…

May 9, 2018 – Last week he accused the Freedom Caucus of “extortion.” Now we’re up to number five. … House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes and House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy have been invited to the Justice … , his deputy Ed O’Callahan and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.…

May 9, 2018 – The Ohio Congressman was looking to pick up some new members of the Freedom Caucus by endorsing candidates in open seats in his home … All of this plus a promise to join the Freedom Caucus apparently gained Jordan’s approval and endorsement. … He won his own primary, but these two candidates Jordan wanted to join the Freedom Caucus didn’t get approval at the ballot box.…

May 4, 2018 – And a net gain in the House would be an extraordinary wave. … If we go back to 2010 and 2014, the GOP victories in the House and Senate were a shock to those who believed Democrats were riding … If Paul Ryan and McConnell don’t like Trumpism, they can thank the tactics they used to kneecap the Tea Party and the Freedom Caucus…

May 2, 2018 – creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ A little earlier today, I posted on the growing conflict between Congress, or at least the Freedom … Caucus and a few committee chairmen, and deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein over access to DOJ documents.  … House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said in a letter to Sessions that he wants an investigation into Sally Yates…

May 2, 2018 – The members of the Freedom Caucus have gotten a little irritated and have drafted articles of impeachment. … Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus — led by Rep.…

May 18, 2018 – Scott Applewhite) Members of the conservative Republican House Freedom Caucus followed through on their threat to sink a five-year … The Freedom Caucus, led by Rep. Mark Meadows and including familiar faces like the jacketless Rep. … Overnight, many speculated as to whether or not the Freedom Caucus would follow through with their threat to sink a conservative farm…

May 24, 2018 – The House is whipping itself closer to a forced vote on immigration better than Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy have been able to recently … “I don’t think we can go with that,” said Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) when asked about the prospect of citizenship for … Moderates in the GOP caucus claim they’re not asking for special treatment for Dreamers. Rep.…