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‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?

Congressman Gaetz led a group of Republican dissenters to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic vote.

Al Jazeera

How the far-right arm of the Republican party is sending US hurtling towards a government shutdown

A split among House Republicans could lead to a shutdown and the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg report

The Independent UK

Congressional Republicans are trapped in a dangerous absurdity of their own making

By abasing himself to Trump and the most hardline Republicans, Kevin McCarthy made himself a political hostage

The Guardian - US

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Freedom means tormenting Kevin McCarthy

Conveniently, the Freedom Caucus wants to blame Democrats after Donald Trump ran up $8 trillion in debt

Salon

Kevin McCarthy's leadership is an open question as budget shutdown looms and GOP infighting takes center stage

What do you get when you combine a tiny legislative majority, a former president itching for influence and a rogue group of lawmakers who like making headlines? House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hellish life these days. The pressure has been fierce on McCarthy to fashion an agreement with his caucus to…

The Conversation

How the far-right arm of the Republican party is sending US hurtling towards a government shutdown

A split among House Republicans could lead to a shutdown and the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg report

The Independent UK

McCarthy left behind by "clown show"

One big question remains, however: Who else can get the votes if McCarthy can't?

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

The embattled GOP leader is trying to balance a caucus split between traditional Republicans and hard-right supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Chicago Sun-Times

As House Republicans bicker, the government shutdown threat grows

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown.

WEKU

McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

WEKU

Is a Government Shutdown Better Than More Reckless Borrowing?

Short-term solutions and governing from crisis to crisis isn't working.

Reason

Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely

U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business.

The Conversation

The Freedom Caucus' shutdown threat recalls tactics of past House rebels

The hardline Republicans want to shift the focus of Congress to their own agenda of opposing, investigating and even impeaching the president or members of his administration.

WEKU

Right-wing Freedom Caucus threatens to shut down government unless DOJ lays off Trump

Demands include Congress addressing the ‘unprecedented weaponisation of the Justice Department and the FBI’

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The Independent UK

Group of House conservatives unveil demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown

House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September

Roll Call

House GOP hard-liners lay out stopgap funding demands - Roll Call

The House Freedom Caucus will oppose the stopgap funding measure unless it includes conservatives' policy priorities.

WEKU

House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

The Independent UK

Democrat issues bid to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘unhinged conspiracy theories’ and ‘extreme behaviour’

Georgia Republican was just ousted from far-right caucus for treatment of Lauren Boebert

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The Independent UK

GOP lawmakers predict imminent ‘fistfight’ between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert

Tension between the two congresswomen has been rising in recent weeks

The Independent UK

GOP lawmakers predict imminent ‘fistfight’ between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert

Tension between the two congresswomen has been rising in recent weeks

Salon

MTG tries to dodge news about HFC ouster

Despite congresswoman's efforts, she has officially gotten the boot from the far-right group, Rep. Ken Buck says

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she didn’t know she was kicked out of the Freedom Caucus

The Georgia Republican said she doesn’t ‘have time for the drama club’

Tribune News Service

Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on feud with Lauren Boebert after ouster from Freedom Caucus

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t backing down from her head-scratching “b-word” feud with fellow far right wing Rep. Lauren Boebert, even after it got her booted from the House Freedom Caucus.

Salon

HFC boots Greene over Boebert spat

"The straw that broke the camel's back was publicly saying things about another member in terms that no one should"

Salon

McCarthy can't keep his circus together

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can't herd the cats in his caucus

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