What's next for the Freedom Caucus?

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  The House Freedom Caucus was formed to push the Republican Party to the right,

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  but a lot of its members are leaving Congress.

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  What happens next to the movement, to Republicans overall,

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  and what happens when they leave and when Donald Trump does too?

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  Let's get into it.

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  It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Ashley Lopez.

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  I cover politics.

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  I'm Eric McDaniel.

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  I cover Congress.

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  And I'm Danielle Kurtzleben.

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  I cover the White House.

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  All right, Eric, I want to start, though, before we get into what is coming up in the midterms with these folks.

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  What is the Freedom Caucus?

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  Like, when did they come into Congress?

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  Like, who are these people?

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