#Greene ousted from Freedom Caucus, board member says 

#Greene ousted from Freedom Caucus, board member says 

The hard-line House Freedom Caucus has voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from its ranks, according to Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a caucus board member. “A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done,” Harris told Politico and CNN on Thursday. A spokesperson for…

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#McCarthy races to repair relationship with Trump

#McCarthy races to repair relationship with Trump

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is racing to mend fences with former President Trump after the GOP leader questioned Trump’s strength as a 2024 presidential contender — a comment he quickly walked back amid blowback from Trump world. The Speaker’s cleanup effort — which has so far included a direct call to Trump, a subsequent media…

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#House GOP ponders action against DOJ in defense of Trump

#House GOP ponders action against DOJ in defense of Trump

House Republicans coming to former President Trump’s defense in the Mar-a-Lago documents care are turning their attention to the possibility of using congressional funding and oversight authority against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called to defund special counsel Jack Smith and his office — which is…

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#House GOP inches closer to Mayorkas impeachment amid discord in conference

#House GOP inches closer to Mayorkas impeachment amid discord in conference

House Republicans inched closer this week toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, officially launching an investigation that would serve as the basis for any inquiry. But conservative supporters of the effort still face enormous hurdles, including a reluctance of leadership to take such a drastic step and the continued opposition from more moderate lawmakers…

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#Republicans rally around Trump amid reported DOJ indictment

#Republicans rally around Trump amid reported DOJ indictment

Republican officials are rallying around former President Trump in the moments after he claimed that he has been indicted by the Justice Department (DOJ) in the classified documents probe. Trump said he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. Special counsel Jack Smith has been overseeing the investigation into Trump’s…

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