The Freedom Caucus Has the Right Lame-Duck List: Lock In the Border, Freeze Spending, Pass Voter ID

With Democrats taking both chambers on Jan. 3, the House Freedom Caucus sent GOP leaders a to-do list for the final weeks. Republicans should put every item on the floor — and make Democrats vote on it.

By Clara Hughes

Republicans lost the House and the Senate last week. They did not lose the next eight weeks. On Monday, the House Freedom Caucus sent Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune a letter with its priorities for the lame-duck session. The message on X was blunt: "Strip Democrat leverage. Deliver real wins. Do it before the clock runs out. No leaving town until it's done — let's finish the job!" That is exactly the right attitude. A party that just took a beating can sulk, or it can work. The Freedom Caucus chose work. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: what is on the Freedom Caucus list,