Tag: Kevin McCarthy

Where Things Stand: MAGA King Continues His Reign

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | July 25, 2023 6:45 p.m.

Donald Trump continues to wield power over the Republican Party in a way that no other 2024er has been able to penetrate quite yet. As the former president out-fundraises his competition and enjoys wide leads in early voting states like South Carolina and Iowa, the man considered to be his most serious challenger, Gov. Ron DeSantis, is running out of money. Politico reported just this afternoon that the Florida governor is letting one-third of his staff go, reportedly amid concerns over campaign coffers.

And his position of dominance over the party extends beyond the campaign circuit and into Congress.

Freedom Caucus Members Who Are Delaying Appropriations Process Downplay Effect Of Shutdowns

By Emine Yücel | July 25, 2023 2:09 p.m.

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.

By Kate Riga | July 22, 2023 8:00 a.m.

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.

By Emine Yücel | July 20, 2023 4:13 p.m.

Former Jan. 6 Committee Members Express Hope America May Soon See High-Level Accountability For Insurrection

By Emine Yücel | July 18, 2023 4:35 p.m.

Eli Crane Refers To Black People As ‘Colored People’ During A House Floor Debate

By Emine Yücel | July 14, 2023 11:48 a.m.

House Dems And Swing District GOPers May Sink Defense Spending Bill Over Anti-Abortion Amendment

By Emine Yücel | July 13, 2023 6:56 p.m.

MTG Claims She’d Rather Be A ‘Free Agent’ Anyway

Freshly booted from the House Freedom Caucus, Greene is now claiming she prefers solitude.

By Emine Yücel | July 13, 2023 11:33 a.m.

MTG Claims No One Told Her She Was Ousted From House Freedom Caucus

By Emine Yücel | July 12, 2023 10:59 a.m.

Where Things Stand: Freedom Caucus Breaks More Norms To Punish McCarthy

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | July 6, 2023 6:09 p.m.

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.