Ten years ago this month, nine conservative House Republicans, frustrated with the party’s leadership, met at the ...

Buck was one of the eight far-right lawmakers, all Freedom Caucus members, who voted to throw former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) out of the speaker’s office last fall after McCarthy allowed ...

gaining widespread attention when some of its members helped topple former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the last session of Congress. An outgrowth of the group, the State Freedom Caucus ...

It was Freedom Caucus member Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) who introduced the motion to vacate that year, which presaged Boehner’s resignation. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was next in line for ...

The Freedom Caucus has been active in the U.S. House since 2015, gaining widespread attention when some of its members helped topple former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the last session of ...

Stemming from frustration with government spending and with Republican leadership, this group of far-right conservatives has had two overarching goals over the past decade.

The Freedom Caucus has been active in the U.S. House since 2015, gaining widespread attention when some of its members helped topple former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the last session of ...