March 19, 2024

Biden Loses American Samoa Democrat Caucus in First Defeat of 2024

President Joe Biden lost the American Samoa Democrat caucus on Super Tuesday, denying the president a complete primary sweep of all states and territories. Decision Desk HQ called the race at around 9:3src p.m. Eastern. The territory is worth 11 Democrat delegates. Biden lost to Democrat Jason Palmer, an entrepreneur and investor who previously worked with the

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair: People Don’t Want More Deportations, They ‘Want Border Security’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) argued that Americans “want border security, they want pathways to citizenship, and things that are going to uplift immigrants” and don’t want to see increased deportations for people who are in the country illegally and the push to do so

Trump endorses ex-Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy in Montana Senate race over Freedom Caucus Rep. Matt Rosendale 

Donald Trump endorsed former Navy SEAL and businessman Tim Sheehy in the Montana US Senate race Friday over Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), a supporter of the ex-president and member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.  Rosendale, one of the eight GOP lawmakers that voted with Democrats to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last […]

House Freedom Caucus rolls out demands to avoid shutdown

The House Freedom Caucus’ demands underscore the headache awaiting Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who told GOP members they would need a short-term spending fix before October. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The conservative House Freedom Caucus on Monday formally drew its red line on the looming government shutdown deadline. The group of roughly three dozen Republican lawmakers said

The Freedom Caucus firebrand you may not know well — but should

“I have a certain degree of empathy” for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told POLITICO. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Very few House Republicans have made Kevin McCarthy’s life more miserable recently than Andy Biggs. When conservatives were upset that McCarthy might waltz to the speakership in January, it was Biggs (R-Ariz.) who stepped forward

Freedom Caucus takes key vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks with an aide as she departs the U.S. Capitol June 6, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Freedom Caucus members took a momentous vote Friday on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future with the group, according to three people familiar with the matter — but it’s not yet clear whether she’s been

Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from House Freedom Caucus

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s removal is the first time the conservative Freedom Caucus has booted one of its own. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the pro-Trump group last month, a member confirmed Thursday, indicating that her fight with Rep. Lauren Boebert was part of the

House Dems in No Labels-allied caucus are livid with No Labels

“No Labels’ attacks are the kind of division the country needs less of right now, and it’s a betrayal of every moderate and every problem solver in Congress,” Rep. Brad Schneider said. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images A group of House Democrats with ties to No Labels is turning on the centrist group after it attacked

Black Caucus presses Senate Dems to blow up tradition on judges

Congressional Black Caucus chair Rep. Steven Horsford said Black Caucus members want every Republican withholding a blue slip to disclose their reasoning. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Tensions are escalating between Senate Democrats and the Congressional Black Caucus over the arcane tradition that gives a single senator veto power over President Joe Biden’s judicial picks. The

Freedom Caucus and progressives lock arms — and that could be bad news for McCarthy

The Donald Trump-aligned Freedom Caucus (pictured) and the Progressive Caucus are openly uniting in favor of repealing two decades-old war authorizations in Iraq. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The House’s most conservative Republicans and its most liberal Democrats can barely stand each other most days. But lately they’re building an unlikely alliance that could cause real

House Freedom Caucus leader sees better days under McCarthy

Rep. Scott Perry and other members of the conservative Freedom Caucus talk to reporters in Statuary Hall about their opposition to voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2src23. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo “Nancy Pelosi ran Congress like a prison camp,” Rep.

House Freedom Caucus ties itself in knots over challenging McCarthy

“There’s many times where we have come to the leader, the minority leader, over the last two years and asked him to fight on various opportunities and various issues, and I have not seen the demonstrated fight that we’re looking for,” Good said. “So I expect there will be a challenge to him as speaker

Freedom Caucus poised to pull its hardest McCarthy punch

“I hope … we’re not going to mount a challenge,” Freedom Caucus member Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) said in an interview. “This is the most organized we’ve ever been. So why would we change it?” The group does plan to push for modifications that would empower them in a future Republican majority, including the power

Report: Congressional Black Caucus Blocking Black Republican Byron Donalds from Joining

Freshman Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has been blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), according to a report. The caucus has been blocking the black Republican from membership, according to a source familiar with the CBC’s plan who told BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed noted that it had been nearly six months since the new freshman class…

The Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus Is Ready To Take Charge, Meet Biden’s Call For Unity

While some on both sides of the aisle have scoffed at President Joe Biden’s repeated calls for unity, the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession and millions of Americans struggling as a result make it more critical than ever before. New York Republican Rep. Tom Reed and New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer co-chair the Problem Solvers…

House Freedom Caucus Announces Support Of House GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill.

The House Freedom Caucus announced its official support for the leadership-backed Obamacare repeal bill Wednesday, having been swayed by an amendment that makes substantial changes to the initial legislation. “NEWS: Freedom Caucus announces official position of support for AHCA with MacArthur amendment included,” HFC spokeswoman Alyssa Farah confirmed in a tweet. The decision comes after […]

Trump takes risk with Freedom Caucus attack

Donald Trump famously bullied contestants on his “Apprentice” reality-TV show. He bullied his presidential opponents, “Little Marco” and “Lyin’ Ted” and “Crooked Hillary,” during the 2016 campaign. After the far-right Freedom Caucus blocked his ObamaCare repeal bill, President Trump took to Twitter and threatened to back primary challengers to oust them in 2018. But Trump’s […]

Freedom Caucus Is an Ally, Not an Enemy in Draining the Swamp

President Donald Trump’s tweet that it’s the House Freedom Caucus that “we must fight” shows there may be a little confusion about what “draining the swamp” means or, at the very least, what it looks like. The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We […]

Trump Doubles Down On House Freedom Caucus For Opposing Obamacare Repeal

President Donald Trump spoke out for the second time against members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) Thursday for not supporting the American Health Care Act (AHCA). HFC Chairman Mark Meadow proved to be a formidable roadblock for the president and Republican leadership. Meadows was able to whip conservatives into standing against the AHCA, which, […]

Gingrich: Freedom Caucus Saved House Republicans From Destructive Vote.

Monday on Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the House Freedom Caucus saved House Republicans from a politically destructive vote when they refused to support the House Republican health care bill which only had a 17 percent approval rating among voters. Gingrich said, “Not voting on Friday was […]

Clinton beats Sanders in tight Nevada caucus race

Hillary Clinton fended off Bernie Sanders to narrowly win Saturday’s Democratic Nevada caucuses. Fox News called the race shortly after 5 p.m., and MSNBC and The Associated Press followed moments later. The former first lady was projected to be the winner with 52 percent of the vote, while Sanders had 48 percent. About 60 percent of precincts were […]

IOWA CAUCUS RESULTS

TED CRUZ WINNER OF THE IOWA CAUCUS! Projected turnout for the IOWA CAUCUS is 170,000 a historic record turnout.  

Majority of House Freedom Caucus supports PAUL RYAN

A critical faction of conservative lawmakers voted Wednesday to support Rep. Paul Ryan for House speaker, a move that appears to cement Ryan’s status as the one who will replace John Boehner. The House Freedom Caucus met for nearly two hours before exiting with an announcement that two-thirds of their members voted to support Ryan, […]

After McCarthy Drops Out, House Freedom Caucus Stands by Daniel Webster for Speaker

The House Freedom Caucus is standing by its man. After Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, once the leading man to become speaker of the House, abruptly dropped out of the race Thursday, the 40 or so conservative members of the Freedom Caucus said they will continue to endorse Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida to ascend to […]

The Jihad Caucus

The United States allows 70,000 people from all over the world to obtain legal permanent residence through our Refugee Program–one of the most generous in the world. We also bring in another 40,000 or so through the Asylum program. Then there is the Special Immigrant Visa for people from Iraq and Afghanistan–about 10,000 in FY […]

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