Top members of the House Freedom Caucus will hold a rare, pre-election strategy session in Washington Wednesday to chart the group’s moves in November and beyond, sources familiar with the gathering told POLITICO.
One of the most pressing questions preoccupying Washington is what the group will do about Paul Ryan. The Wisconsin Republican has said he intends to to seek another term as House speaker but has rankled members of the group of several dozen Republican lawmakers that drove John Boehner out of the speakership last year. The Freedom Caucus is also weighing proposals meant to empower its members, some at the expense of GOP leadership’s authority.
The full Republican conference is set to vote on the next speaker via secret-ballot the week after the election.
The Freedom Caucus meeting Wednesday has been kept secret by members, underscoring the sensitivity of its plans. A spokeswoman for the House Freedom Caucus did not respond to a request for comment
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