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The House Freedom Caucus backed President Donald Trump on Wednesday, supporting his efforts to put a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Dr. Greg Murphy, the conservative anti-establishment candidate in North Carolina’s third congressional district, crushed the establishment-backed Dr. Joan Perry on his way to winning the GOP nomination for the special election Tuesday night in what amounted to a proxy battle inside the Republican Party.

President Donald Trump applauded the departure of Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) from the Republican Party on Thursday, dismissing the fiercely Never Trump congressman who has publicly called for the president’s impeachment.

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), the Michigan Never Trump congressman who has consistently backed impeachment of President Donald Trump, announced Thursday he is quitting the GOP.

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) resigned Monday evening from the House Freedom Caucus, the conservative congressional group he helped launch in January 2015, after putting himself at odds with lawmakers in calling for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Donald Trump.

Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Friday’s broadcast of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC claimed that the House Freedom Caucus and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have been tyrannizing the country for the last 10 years.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) blocked a unanimous consent vote Friday on a disaster relief bill because the bill lacked any humanitarian relief or border security funding. 

The House Freedom Caucus on Monday evening formally denounced Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), one of the group’s founding members, over his recent remarks regarding President Donald Trump and impeachment.  

Congressional leaders will meet Tuesday to discuss raising the budget caps and the federal debt ceiling, according to a report.

Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) told Breitbart News in an exclusive comment Friday that the GAIIN Act serves as a “unique” and “outside the box” solution to America’s infrastructure woes.

Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) told Breitbart News Saturday that his “common-sense” bipartisan infrastructure bill is just a “win-win-win” piece of legislation that would fulfill President Donald Trump’s promise to rebuild American infrastructure.

House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) backed bipartisan infrastructure legislation Thursday that would fund infrastructure by selling off distressed government assets.

Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) told Breitbart News Sunday that Democrats continue to fight the Donald Trump administration’s citizenship question on the 2020 census because it might endanger their House majority by losing seats in Democrat-leaning states. 

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) released a statement on Thursday, saying he “fully” supports President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build the wall, citing Congress’s inability to protect Americans and secure the border.

The House Freedom Caucus unveiled a short-term spending bill on Wednesday as an alternative to Congress’ compromise border security bill and would give the House and Senate more time to work on a border security solution.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), a strong conservative and ally of President Donald Trump’s in Congress, was re-elected by his fellow House Freedom Caucus members as Chairman of that organization on Monday.

Representative Peter King (R-NY) during Sunday’s broadcast of “The Cats Roundtable” on New York AM 970 radio called on President Donald Trump to “stand up” to the House Freedom Caucus on the right so the two sides can come together

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told Breitbart News Sunday that America is under “attack”from rampant illegal immigration and migrant caravans.

Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows hit Democrats opposing any additional border wall, calling it “not a serious or reasonable argument.”

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan leaves Congress with one of the lowest favorability ratings a Speaker has ever had, bottoming out at a negligible 12 percent in a final poll from Civiqs.

The House passed a spending bill that includes $5.7 billion in border wall funding, sending the bill to the Senate.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told Breitbart News in exclusive interviews on Thursday that Democrats should be careful in a battle over wall funding because President Donald Trump “does not blink very often” in a fight.

President Trump hasn’t picked someone to replace Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary, but House Freedom Caucus’s Raul Labrador is in the mix.

Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, urged President Donald Trump to veto the short-term spending bill and said that the lack of wall funding in the bill serves as a “complete surrender.”

The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Wednesday night that would avoid a government shutdown as well as a fight over wall funding. 

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) said on Thursday that America might face a partial government shutdown, noting that Congress has yet to strike a deal on funding a border wall along America’s southern border.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said after a meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday that Trump’s “temper tantrum” will not give him his proposed border wall.

The House Freedom Caucus issued a statement late Monday calling for funding for President Donald Trump’s planned border wall along the U.S. border with Mexico in the upcoming funding bill as the group’s chairman, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), remains a leading contender to become the next White House chief of staff.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, endorsed House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) for White House chief of staff, contending that President Donald Trump needs a “fighter” like Meadows for the position. 

Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement on Tuesday that Republicans “need to deliver” on their commitment to President Donald Trump to secure $5 billion in border wall funding this December, cautioning that a late December deadline may make it harder for the president to secure more funding.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is putting in place the support she needs to regain the Speaker’s gavel despite some opposition.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Politico in an interview on Friday that he has the votes on the “first day” to become the next House Minority Leader.

House Freedom Caucus co-founder Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) told fellow Republican lawmakers that he will combat GOP “business as usual” should they elect him to become the House Minority Leader next week.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on Wednesday that he will launch his bid to lead Republicans as the minority party, competing against House Freedom Caucus co-founder Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Freedom Caucus co-founder announced on Wednesday that he will challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House Minority Leader in the next congressional term.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, won Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press (AP).