Overview
- Reporters and Capitol Hill staff have started calling the group the “House Folding Caucus” to mock its repeated reversals
- Caucus members unanimously supported Trump’s trillion-dollar budget despite prior criticisms, abandoning their fiscal conservative stance
- A 10-hour hold on the GENIUS Act ended with only minor concessions, highlighting their diminished bargaining power
- Four Freedom Caucus lawmakers, including Ralph Norman and Andy Biggs, are planning runs for state governorships or the Senate, reflecting internal uncertainty
- House GOP leadership has bypassed caucus members for key committee chairs, signaling their eroded standing