Posted 3/25/2024, 4:41:49 PM
Freedom Caucus Loses Clout as Speaker Johnson Forges His Own Path
- House Freedom Caucus loses leverage after failing to stop bipartisan spending package from passing
- Speaker Mike Johnson has become more decisive, willing to ignore pressure from the right flank
- Johnson increasingly using procedural moves to advance bills without Freedom Caucus support
- Hardliners like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene see declining appetite to oust Johnson as speaker
- Centrist Democrats welcome waning influence of Freedom Caucus in House dynamics