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Conservative Tension Puts US House on Pause

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JUN 2023
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story last updated JUN 2023

The Spin

Conservative narrative

The House Freedom Caucus fully understands the danger of the Biden administration, which has only been heightened by McCarthy's disastrous debt limit agreement. The deal that McCarthy agreed to in January with House Republicans must be honored, and caucus members must remain on the offensive and do whatever is necessary to force him to confront Democrats' reckless policies.

Daily Caller

Republican narrative

The Freedom Caucus, still bitter about the debt deal that averted disaster, is exacting revenge by holding the chamber's procedural process hostage. While its concerns are legitimate, the so-called remedy it's employing will only make things worse. While a taxing task, under McCarthy's leadership, the GOP will be reconciled.

FOX News

Democratic narrative

The tension within the Republican Party is only the latest example of Republican disarray. Since winning their majority in the House, Republicans have struggled to govern, a stark contrast to the success of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats alongside the Biden Administration in recent years. The ultra-conservative MAGA faction of the GOP still holds tremendous sway over the moderates, which means the country is still threatened by its fringe ideology.

The American Independent

Metaculus Prediction


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