In short - they are the people responsible for driving John Boehner out of office. More fully, they are the most conservative members of the House Republican Conference and are often argued to be affiliated with the Tea Party. We briefly discussed them in class. They should help you get an idea about what is going on in Congress currently.
Still no front runner for the Speaker.
- The Freedom Caucus’ Unprecedented Insurgency: At least since the Civil War, there hasn’t been a faction fighting both parties at the same time.- What is the House Freedom Caucus, and what do they want?
- Freedom Caucus Forms ‘Fight Club’ in House.
- The Power of the Hard-Line Republicans in the Race for House Speaker.
- The Hard-Line Republicans Who Pushed John Boehner Out.
