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Kevin McCarthy Gave Right Wing Members More Power. They're Using It

In early January, after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated some concessions with members of the far-right Freedom Caucus – more congressional power in exchange for their votes – to secure his speakership. McCarthy is now feeling the squeeze of their influence in several battles consuming the House. Bloomberg’s <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVTFhXksqNk/megan-scully">Megan Scully</a> and <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASGMzIlI8Os/billy-house">Billy House</a> join guest host <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ARaeqFGiHsM/craig-gordon">Craig Gordon</a> for a play-by-play of how the Freedom Caucus is exerting their brawn.Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/mccarthy-ramps-up-talk-of-biden-impeachment-inquiry">McCarthy Ramps Up Talk of Potential Biden Impeachment</a> Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: <a href="https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK">https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK</a>  Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at <a href="mailto:bigtake@bloomberg.net">bigtake@bloomberg.net</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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