Author: Marianna Sotomayor

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The action came after Greene used a pejorative term to describe another member of the hard-right group on the House floor.

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As the far-right draws attention, swing district Republicans want leadership to know that they have a bloc of votes that are important, too.

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Simmering tension over the way the House functions bubbled into public hostility this week.

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The privilege resolution comes after another far-right Republican used the same motion to censure a Democratic colleague last week

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House Democrats are daring Republicans to take significant action on safety reforms.

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The stand-off stemmed from the hard-right’s demands for deeper spending cuts than those included in the debt ceiling agreement reached last month between McCarthy and President Biden.

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The outcome underscored the anger that several members of the House Freedom Caucus still harbored toward House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over his handling of a bipartisan debt ceiling bill.

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House GOP and Democratic leaders must overcome numerous hurdles as they assess whether they have enough votes to push through a debt ceiling compromise bill.

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Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Tex.), who represent border areas, aim to spur good-faith talks on “the most toxic topic in Congress.”