House Freedom Caucus ties itself in knots over challenging McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy’s fractious crew of pro-Trump conservatives is openly debating whether to back his speakership dreams as it pushes for major House rules changes.

How real of a rebellion the Freedom Caucus can muster when it has no alternative candidate yet, however, is another question entirely.

As a number of still-uncalled midterm races leave the House majority unsettled if continuing to trend Republican, some lawmakers in the group are openly calling for a challenge to McCarthy. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) said Thursday that the GOP leader “has not done anything...