Freedom Caucus News & Breaking Stories

Unplanned hiatus leads to scathing critique of Dana Milbank's take on Jamaal Bowman's primary defeat in New York. Viral takedown ensues.

Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Republican primary in Colorado's 4th District, endorsed by Trump and fellow GOP Rep. Chip Roy.

Michigan State Rep. Neil Friske arrested for possible sexual assault. Calls for resignation from fellow lawmakers. No charges filed yet.

Republican Rep. Ken Buck will resign, impacting House majority. Potential obstacle for Rep. Lauren Boebert's succession. Special election to follow.

Former deputy whip Mr Johnson won 220 votes after House Republicans backed him, becoming Speaker after Emmer dropped out. Viral news.

Mitch McConnell steps down, leaving a power vacuum in the Republican Party. Reactions range from praise to criticism over his legacy.

Republican Rep. Scott Perry ordered to turn over 1,600 texts and emails to FBI agents investigating efforts to keep Trump in office.

Republican Congressman Warren Davidson is undecided on expelling George Santos, indicted on 23 felonies, despite damning House Ethics Committee report.

New House Speaker Mike Johnson's "first big clash" with lawmakers over "unconventional" two-step bill could lead to government shutdown.

Firebrand Republican Rep. Jim Jordan loses support from more GOP colleagues as he fails to become House speaker.

Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan is confident he will secure the necessary votes to be elected speaker of the House, despite facing opposition from some members of his own party. Jordan, a polarizing figure in American politics, will need the backing of nearly all 221 GOP lawmakers in order to hold the highest office in Congress. Multiple votes may be held to elect a speaker, as happened in January when Kevin McCarthy won after 15 ballots. Jordan and his allies are pressing House GOP members to vote for him, arguing that the chamber needs a speaker to begin moving legislation again.

Far-right Ohio Republican Jim Jordan faces an uphill battle to secure the 217 votes needed to win the House Speaker nomination.

House Republicans have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker, but deep divisions within the party have delayed the election process. Scalise narrowly beat Rep. Jim Jordan in a private ballot, but it remains uncertain whether lawmakers who supported Jordan will back Scalise in a full House vote. The GOP majority is divided, and Democrats are expected to oppose the Republican nominee.

Republicans struggle to unite and elect Rep. Steve Scalise as the next House speaker following the removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) confirms his run for Speaker of the House, potentially attracting support from hardline conservatives.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise could be in line for the top job in Congress's lower chamber after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

The possibility of a government shutdown is looming large, after Republican leadership scrapped a procedural vote on a stopgap funding bill to keep the government running through October. Intraparty feuding between moderates and the hard-right lies at the heart of the GOP's inability to reach a compromise and highlights the challenge before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

Conservative lawmakers proposed a bill to fund the government through October 31, but the Senate and some House lawmakers aren't onboard. A government shutdown could happen in 13 days.

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats from the far right despite launching a formal probe of President Joe Biden.

A package of three appropriations bills cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday as the possibility of a government shutdown loomed on the horizon.

Republican lawmakers Rep. Ken Buck and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are in a feud over impeaching Biden and the 2020 election.