Presently, members of the House Freedom Caucus and a few of its allies are in a cage match with the rest of Congress and the White House over excessive federal spending. Last month, they led an unsuccessful charge against the continuing resolution that was enacted to keep the government open through early March. To be sure, they were not alone. A total of 106 Republicans voted against the bill, although many did so because they knew the bill would pass — which freed them to please their base voters by saying, “Nay.” But this was a House Freedom Caucus fight through and through…. (Read more)