House Freedom Caucus Pushing McCarthy to Oust Pelosi, End ‘Authoritarian Reign’

Freedom Caucus Urges GOP to Attempt to Remove Pelosi as Speaker. Members of the House Freedom Caucus are calling on Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to use a procedural tactic to remove Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her leadership post, citing her decision to block Reps. Jim Banks and Jim Jordan from the Jan. 6 select committee. In a letter sent to McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday, the conservative group accused Pelosi (D-Calif.) of holding “an authoritarian reign” over the lower chamber, arguing her recent actions warrant moving forward with vacating the chair. “Refusing to seat Rep Jim Jordan & Rep Jim Banks…