Kevin McCarthy
Republicans Keep Making Every Single Fight About Abortion
The House’s right flank is loading up once-anodyne appropriations bills with riders focused on the culture war and fabricated controversies.
Federal Judge Slams Tucker Carlson For Misleading Jan. 6 Segment
A broadcast painting Jan. 6 rioters as peaceful “sightseers” was “ill-advised” and "replete with misstatements and misrepresentations” that were “too numerous to count,” Judge Royce Lamberth said.
MTG Claims She’d Rather Be A ‘Free Agent’ Anyway
Freshly booted from the House Freedom Caucus, Greene is now claiming she prefers solitude.
Where Things Stand: Freedom Caucus Breaks More Norms To Punish McCarthy
This is your TPM evening briefing.
QAnon congresswoman-turned-GOP House leadership darling Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) membership with the House Freedom Caucus has been in question ever since she laid down her life/remaining dignity to back House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in his speakership race. Since then, she’s been picking fights and at odds with members of the rebellious faction for being too tight with the establishment crowd.
While there’s been speculation for weeks that the Georgia congresswoman may soon get the boot from the fringe group, it turns out that the Freedom Caucus has actually already voted to punish Greene for forgetting where she came from.
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