McCarthy agrees to four more concessions

The concessions McCarthy made are significant. Axios and Politico Playbook reported:

* One member motion threshold needed to force a vote ousting a speaker, instead of five.
* More House Freedom Caucus members on the House Rules Committee (two seats).
* Pledges to hold votes on lawmaker term limit and border security bills.
* Major changes to the appropriations process to prevent another omnibus bill by allowing floor amendments to be offered by any lawmaker.

In addition, the McCarthy-aligned super PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), pledged it would not spend money in Republican primary races against GOP candidates in open races, as its affiliates had done in several races in the 2022 midterm elections.

[The term-limit concession is not terribly significant. It would take a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on Congress. The best of these is the floor amendments and commitment to regular-order appropriations. — Ed]