SCOOP: House Freedom Caucus lays out GOP battle plan ahead of Republicans' huddle with Trump
FIRST ON FOX: House Freedom Caucus leaders are drawing battle lines as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill for the second half of the 119th Congress.The conservative group's board of directors...
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FIRST ON FOX: House Freedom Caucus leaders are drawing battle lines as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill for the second half of the 119th Congress. The conservative group's board of directors is sending a seven-page letter to Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., outlining proposed policy goals on a vast array of topics from American elections, to immigration, to federal spending, taking on "rogue" judges, and housing affordability. It comes ahead of a policy forum that Johnson is hosting on Tuesday to lay out the House GOP's agenda for 2026. Republicans are expected to huddle from 9:30am to 6pm at the Trump Kennedy Center where they'll hear from committee leaders and President Donald Trump . Trump's remarks are expected to rally Republicans around passing their legislative goals for the year, but several people told Fox News Digital they also anticipate him focusing heavily on the U.S. government's recent operation in Venezuela. CONGRESS ROLLS OUT $174B SPENDING BILL AS JAN 30 SHUTDOWN FEARS GROW The first policy goal listed by the Freedom Caucus is forcing the Senate to take up the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which passed the House early last year. They're also calling on Congress to pass legislation limiting early voting and reforming the census to only count American citizens. On fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations , conservatives are calling on the House to "reduce or – at bare minimum – keep flat total federal discretionary spending levels" according to the document first obtained by Fox News Digital. The recently-released $174 billion spending bill that the House is expected to vote on this week would reduce current funding levels for the agencies it covers if passed. Congress has yet to release information on six of its 12 remaining spending bills, however, while lawmakers face a Jan. 30 deadline to avert a government shutdown. The Freedom Caucus is also urging Congress to crack down on the recent fraud scandal taking over Minnesota's social pr…