The House GOP’s Main Street Caucus has turned into a critical behind-the-scenes force for striking deals in the fractious, slim majority — and is set to grow even more important as its leaders
The most vocal conservatives in the House of Delegates announced the creation of a House Freedom Caucus Tuesday, taking their name and inspiration from a group on Capitol Hill that has become a major player in GOP politics over the past decade.
Rep. Andy Harris, who has repped the eastern shore of Maryland since 2011, took on an elevated profile in September when he became chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the GOP’s most conservative bloc. With Republicans holding a razor-thin majority ...
FIRST ON FOX: The conservative House Freedom Caucus has released a proposal for Republicans' planned conservative policy overhaul that would raise the debt limit by two years or roughly $4 trillion.
The Treasury Department will begin using accounting moves soon to keep from defaulting. The House Freedom Caucus says its proposal would buy two years of time.
The House Freedom Caucus broke with Republican leadership on Thursday as it reiterated its preference for a two-step approach to passing President-elect Donald Trump‘s agenda through Congress. Members of the conservative caucus laid out their demands in a statement calling for an initial bill that would fund border security,
Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), a member of House GOP leadership in his role as policy chair. The Freedom Caucus meeting is just one of many huddles with House Republicans happening at Mar-a-Lago this weekend. Trump is also set to meet with a number of lawmakers ...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- As President-elect Donald Trump plans bold moves for his first days in office, so too are conservative lawmakers in Wyoming, the first state where Trump-friendly Freedom Caucus members have won control of a statehouse chamber.
A seemingly routine end of session in the House of Delegates last week turned into something that could become a bigger issue later.On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Ma
Republican lawmakers are hammering out the best way to implement a massive conservative policy overhaul in the upcoming Trump administration. Congressional Republicans seek to use the budget […]
Far-right lawmakers quashed a proposed amendment that would have preserved landowners’ ability to sell their property to the federal government.
Senator Manka Dhingra, 45th District, addresses supporters to statewide abortion-access who rallied on the steps of the Legislative Building in Olympia, Wa. on Wednesday to honor the 52nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. The rally was hosted by the Pro-Choice Washington organization. Steve Bloom The Olympian