To become Speaker Trump needs to grow his caucus

To grow its ranks, House MAGA squad is backing challenges to GOP peers. By Colby Itkowitz

Former president Donald Trump and his House Republican caucus have embarked on a targeted campaign ahead of the midterm elections to expand their ranks - and extend their power - on Capitol Hill. The effort, backed by Trump and guided by House members such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is part of a broader push by followers of the “Make America Great Again” movement to purge the GOP of those not deemed loyal to the former president.