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Freedom Caucus chair says he was taken out of context on legislature deciding presidential electors

10:33am October 26, 2024

The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus says news reports that quoted him saying the North Carolina Legislature should consider allocating the state's presidential electors to Donald Trump before the votes are counted were taken out of context.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown.

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As House Republicans bicker, the government shutdown threat grows

5:35pm September 14, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to convince members of his own party to support a stop-gap spending bill while also defending his job as speaker.

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McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

3:22pm September 13, 2023

A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25.

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House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

4:12pm July 28, 2023

by Susan Davis

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

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Incoming White House chief of staff Mark Meadows (right) walks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Trump's New Chief Of Staff Not Yet Fully On The Job Amid Coronavirus Crisis

11:58am March 26, 2020

by Tamara Keith

Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina has long had President Trump's ear. Now he's transitioning to what was a notoriously difficult job, even without a national crisis.

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Trump Ally US Rep. Mark Meadows Won't Seek Reelection

10:09am December 19, 2019

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson

Republican congressman Mark Meadows, a top ally to President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he won't seek reelection.

President Trump speaks in Iowa, which has been hit hard by tariffs from other countries issued in retaliation to Trump's tariffs. Trump brought with him new "Make Our Farmers Great Again!" hats.

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This Election Is About 'Volatility,' And That Starts At The Top

11:15am July 27, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats want to push a health care message; Republicans had been planning to talk about tax cuts. But not much is breaking through, except Trump, who is top of everyone's minds.

House Speaker Paul Ryan praises the Agriculture Committee's work on the farm bill at a press conference on Wednesday. He was joined by (from left) committee Chairman Mike Conaway, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Majority

House Farm Bill Fails As Conservatives Revolt Over Immigration

2:38pm May 18, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Disputes over immigration and food stamps doomed the measure. Every Democrat and 30 Republicans voted against the bill.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (left), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member of the group, walk through Statuary Hall at the Capitol last September. Meadows says a vote on immigration will be a "defining m

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Conservatives Warn Speaker Ryan To Hold The Line On Immigration

5:53pm February 14, 2018

by Susan Davis

Members of the Freedom Caucus warned of political consequences for House Speaker Paul Ryan if he brings an immigration bill to the floor that they believe breaks promises made by President Trump.

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, center, poses with Chad Moffat, left, and Var Reeve, right, who run Boise Mobile Equipment, an Idaho company that makes fire rescue vehicles.

When Rep. Raul Labrador Votes 'No,' Many Idahoans Say 'Yes!'

2:09am April 22, 2017

by Susan Davis

The Freedom Caucus co-founder often opposes his party in Congress, and drew the president's wrath for rejecting the GOP health care plan. He also won his district by a wider margin than Trump in 2016.

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