Freedom Caucus takes key vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future

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House Freedom Caucus members took a momentous vote Friday on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future with the group, according to three people familiar with the matter — but it’s not yet clear whether she’s been officially ejected.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/26/freedom-caucus-vote-marjorie-taylor-greene-00103656?

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Marjorie Taylor Greene is no longer a member of the Freedom Caucus after a vote last month, according to one member of the conservative group’s board.

Andy Harris called the vote — the first time HFC has formally booted a member — an “appropriate action.” 

https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/07-6-2023/mtg-freedom-caucus-ouster/

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? MTG drama looms over House recess

Uncertainty over whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been removed from the far-right House Freedom Caucus is overshadowing the return of Congress from recess, Axios' Juliegrace Brufke reports.

Between the lines: Multiple Freedom Caucus members told Axios conflicting stories about Greene's membership in the group, dating back to a vote on her membership that was taken before recess.

• As of this afternoon, Greene had not received formal notification of her removal from Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Context: Critics of the firebrand Republican took issue with an obscenity-laced altercation she had on the floor with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) over competing resolutions to impeach President Biden.

• Proponents of removing Greene argued her behavior was "unprofessional" and took issue with her shift toward supporting McCarthy on an array of issues, often breaking with her HFC colleagues.
• Freedom Caucus decisions generally require the support of 80% of its members, with a sizable number of her colleagues supporting her ouster.

The intrigue: Greene came into Congress branded as one of the most far-right and controversial members of the House, but her vocal support of leadership over the last year has puzzled some HFC members.

• "There's certainly no love lost," one source said of the situation.
• Greene would be the first Freedom Caucus member booted from the group in its history.