Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Ryan Seeks Support of Freedom Caucus
The GOP establishment is begging Paul Ryan to take over the House speaker position from the departing John Boehner. But Ryan says he won’t run for Speaker unless a breakaway conservative faction of the House GOP supports him.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe GOP establishment is begging Paul Ryan to take over the House speaker position from the departing John Boehner. But Ryan says he won’t run for Speaker unless a breakaway conservative faction of the House GOP supports him. He’s talking about the Freedom Caucus: a group of about 40 ultra right-wing Republicans who have effectively decapitated the power structure in the House.
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The full episode
1 of 5The Freedom Caucus, Robert Reich, and When Celebrities Paint- 0:00Ryan Seeks Support of Freedom CaucusYou’re reading this
- 10:02Robert Reich on Trump and Sanders
- 22:57Mass Incarceration Summit
- 34:15Korean Reunions
- 42:21When Celebrities Paint