Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) has helped lead a group of roughly 1src members as theyâve backchanneled with GOP tax-writers, pushing for a long-elusive deal on expanding state and local tax relief. | Francis Chung/POLITICO A group of House Republican centrists is taking a page from their hardliner colleagues, demanding critical changes to their partyâs signature
GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal
Asked whether he promised Donald Trump an expungement vote, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters: “No.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthy denies he made any deal with Donald Trump to expunge his impeachment record. Even if the speaker did call for such a vote, a bloc of House GOP centrists would likely defeat it. Roughly
Congressional centrists plot deal-cutting course in divided government
Sens. Susan Collins, left, and Joe Manchin said their work would not halt just because it may be tougher to convince Speaker Kevin McCarthyâs majority to take up legislation. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Thereâs a new speaker in the House and fewer influential centrists. Washingtonâs bipartisan fever hasnât broken yet, though. The centrist group No
Diamond-studded thorns: 2 House Dem centrists speak up on their way out
Reps. Kathleen Rice and Stephanie Murphy will depart this month after a combined 12 years on the Hill. | Ben Hider/Getty Images and Paul Morigi/Getty Images Stephanie Murphy and Kathleen Rice are leaving Congress earlier than most â with plenty of bones to pick. Murphy (D-Fla.) and Rice (D-N.Y.), two best friends and roommates during
GOP centrists prepare to âflex our musclesâ
Whether centrists are willing to withhold their speakership votes from McCarthy on Jan. 3, as some conservatives have indicated, remains to be seen. But itâs not just the more moderate Joyce-led group eyeing ways to have extra influence next year. Even as Washingtonâs attention after the midterm turns to the Freedom Caucus, members of the