Ten years ago this month, nine conservative House Republicans, frustrated with the party’s leadership, met at the conference’s retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to form their own caucus. “The original working title was the Reasonable Nutjob Caucus,
A new rift has opened in the House Republican caucus over how best to carry out President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Make America Great Again” agenda. Conservative hardliners left the House GOP’s annual issues conference this week arguing leadership hasn’t found a path forward to effectively overhaul the federal government.
After two-and-half days of meeting with members, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are still on schedule. But major questions over strategy aren’t resolved.
Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, who is seeking to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy in 2026, is calling the senator a "RINO," or "Republican in name only."
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
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud after Trump addressed the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 27, 2025.
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.
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 […]
The hard-line House Freedom Caucus is again pressing House Speaker Mike Johnson to follow their lead to pass President Trump’s agenda, this time offering a pathway to avoid a spending showdown in March.
Five key bills in the Wyoming Freedom Caucus’ “Five and Dime Plan” passed through the state House of Representatives within the first eight days of the general session,
Speaker Mike Johnson’s power within the Republican Party is about to be tested unlike anything he has faced, with Donald Trump’s agenda on the line.
Gainesville Mayor Sam Couvillon launched a primary challenge on Tuesday against Republican U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus who has sometimes broken ranks with his own party.