The conservative House Freedom Caucus is preparing to release a proposal for Republicans' planned conservative policy overhaul that would raise the debt limit by two years or roughly $4 trillion, Fox News Digital is told.

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their preferred strategy for passing President-elect Trump’s agenda, arguing

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) was elected this week to be the new chair of the Senate Steering Committee, the senator confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: The group serves as a sort of Freedom Caucus for the Senate.

Sen. John Thune acknowledged House Speaker Mike Johnson’s challenging task of navigating a thin Republican majority while managing internal party divisions.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Trump’s forthcoming nominee to be ambassador to the UN, is also viewed as a potential Day One confirmation. Stefanik is expected to get a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 16.

News outlets reported this week that the president-elect is gathering Republicans in leadership as well as in key caucuses like the conservative Freedom ... caucus, now led by John Thune.

The Freedom Caucus’s board of directors sent a letter ... The position aligned with that of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who has advocated for the two-bill track.