Main Topic: The ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus is demanding conservative policy changes in exchange for their support of a short-term funding measure to avert a government shutdown.
Key points:
1. The Freedom Caucus is demanding preferred language on border security, addressing the "weaponization" of the Justice Department and FBI, and a shift in Pentagon policies.
2. They refuse to support any short-term bill that continues Democrats' bloated COVID-era spending and fails to hold the Biden Administration accountable.
3. If their demands are not met, conservatives have threatened to retaliate by forcing a vote to overthrow House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Rep. Ken Buck criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her attacks on him regarding his response to a letter about alleged poor jail conditions for Jan. 6 defendants, accusing her of caring more about social media than the Constitution.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene changed her vote on the Pentagon appropriations bill, citing opposition to providing aid to Ukraine as the reason for her decision.
Despite receiving mixed opinions from local leaders and activists in her district, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia faces little political consequence for her involvement in the recent government shutdown standoff, with her strong support base and potential higher office ambitions shielding her from potential fallout.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Rep. Nancy Mace for labeling Rep. Steve Scalise as a white supremacist, calling it a "disgusting attack."
