CNN  —  Crowded around a white board Monday night, members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus plotted over burgers their next big battle. They’d press to claw back more federal funding in line with the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts, maybe even draft up a deficit shrinking sequel to Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” said GOP Rep. Keith Self, who was among those in attendance. But the optimism in the group’s first meeting since Trump’s agenda bill passed belied a grimmer outlook.