Filibuster, Missouri Senate
Jill Carter resigns from Missouri Freedom Caucus
Missouri state Senator, Jill Carter who represents Jasper and Newton Counties, resigns from the Missouri Freedom Caucus. The Freedom Caucus represents the most conservative and far right Republicans in the legislature.
Freedom Caucus ends filibuster in Missouri Senate without action on its demands
Five members of the GOP group stalled action in the Senate for 41 hours before giving in early Thursday morning.
Missouri Freedom Caucus breaks new filibuster record
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Senate concluded early Thursday morning with a new filibustering record of 41 hours. The previous record was held for 39 hours in 2016, when Democratic Senators filibustered against the proposal of allowing businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples.
Southwest Missouri lawmaker drops out of Missouri Freedom Caucus
A southwest Missouri lawmaker is no longer a member of a caucus of ultra conservatives. Joplin-area Senator Jill Carter has dropped out of the Missouri Freedom Caucus. For more than 40 hours this week,
Missouri Senate Filibuster Ends With Vote on Multibillion-Dollar Medicaid Program
A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote to a bill that will renew a longstanding tax on hospitals and other medical providers.
Filibuster against $4B Missouri Medicaid bill ends
A dayslong filibuster ended Thursday in the Missouri Senate after Republicans allowed a vote on a Medicaid program worth over $4 billion.
Missouri Capitol grinds to a halt as hard-right senators block billions for Medicaid
A chorus of Missouri health care groups and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the senators were “endangering the well-being of millions of Missourians.”
Freedom Caucus posts prompt threatening calls to SC election agency
A Republican legislator’s claims on social media that a refugee in Spartanburg received multiple voter registration forms ...
House Freedom Caucus chair calls for end to taxpayer-funded media after NPR scandal ends with editor's exit
House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good is calling for taxpayer funds to stop going toward NPR and any media outlet.
The Freedom Caucus Started Believing in the Myth of Its Own Power
Whether it’s Mr. Johnson or Mr. McCarthy or the two previous Republican speakers for whom I worked, it has not been the ...
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FACT CHECK: SC Freedom Caucus raises concerns over election integrity
FOX Carolina Investigates has been looking into the Freedom Caucus’ allegations, too. A spokesperson for the SC State ...
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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Good, members aren't signing on to Greene's effort to remove Johnson
The chairman of the caucus, Rep. Good, says the House GOP should wait to hold an election for a speaker until after the ...
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Republican Jewish group endorses House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good’s primary rival over vote against Israel aid
The Republican Jewish Coalition on Monday endorsed the GOP primary candidate that will face off against House Freedom ...
Virginia District 7 Republican candidate for Congress pledges to join House Freedom Caucus
Cameron Hamilton made his pledge to join the U.S. House Republicans' far-right wing during a podcast interview and on X, ...
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Far-right Missouri Freedom Caucus is filibustering the tax that funds state Medicaid system
Five senators, all members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus, began their filibuster of the Federal Reimbursement Allowance ...
GOP lawmakers say MTG’s push to oust Johnson falling flat among voters
House Republicans are telling Fox News Digital that GOP voters have not pushed them one way or another on ousting Speaker ...