Meet ‘the five families’ that wield power in McCarthy’s House majority

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The Problem Solvers Caucus, Republican Governance Group, Main Street Caucus, Study Committee and Freedom Caucus negotiate as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a four-seat majority.

from the most moderate who are willing to work with Democrats to the ultraconservative who often push leadership to accept their demandsMost Republicans belong to at least one group, but many claim membership in more than oneFourteen Republicans choose not to be a part of any of the five families. Rep. Matt Gaetz has notoriously become an independent voice within the conference, a badge he wears proudly by not belonging to any group.

As the top Republicans overseeing a four-vote majority, McCarthy and his leadership team have an incentive to ensure that all factions feel included as they of raising the debt ceiling and keeping the government funded this year, among other must-pass items. McCarthy’s chances of keeping the speakership largely hinge on how he navigates the demands within his conference, especially after several far-right members,He succeeded after he relented to their specific demand to change a rule that would allow him to be ousted from his position in a recall vote that could be demanded by a single lawmaker.

To determine the ideological makeup of each group, The Washington Post approximated each member’s score below using a measure called DW-NOMINATE, which estimates each lawmaker’s ideology based on voting records.

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