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NOT SO GOOD
The House Freedom Caucus was a major force during Trump’s presidency. Now, as Trump prepares to take back the White House, the HFC is on the outside looking in.
Matt Fuller is the Washington Bureau Chief for The Daily Beast. He was previously the politics editor. Prior to joining the Beast, Matt covered Congress for more than a decade at HuffPost, Roll Call, and CQ. He was the winner of the 2015 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress for his coverage of the rise of the House Freedom Caucus. He frequently lectures at the Georgetown Government Affairs Institute and has taught at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.
VOLDEMORT
Biden didn't shy away from attacking Trump or Republicans. But he did shy away from saying Trump’s name.
GUT-PUNCH
“In a world of good boys, he was the best,” Stewart said.
VIBECESSION
All three candidates Wednesday night offered a bleak and inaccurate account of the current state of the economy, while offering plans that would seem to make things worse.
ESCALATING ATTACKS
A terrorist group wounded two U.S. servicemembers and killed another in Iraq on Christmas. Biden quickly retaliated.
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT
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GOOD LUCK
Speaker Mike Johnson may get away with this latest stopgap spending bill. But he’s got a real problem on his hands going forward.
BLUE GRASS
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DEATH KNELL?
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JOR-DONE
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