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The group of Republicans teamed up with Democrats to overcome a procedural hurdle backed by GOP leadership that would have blocked a proposed resolution allowing new parents in Congress to vote remote...
From The Washington Post
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday took a step towards allowing members who are new parents to cast their ballots by proxy, overriding an effort by the chamber's Republican leadership to bl...
From Reuters
Some 218 lawmakers backed their effort, signing on to a so-called discharge petition to force their proposal on the House floor for consideration.
From The Boston Globe

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Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting
House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a decisive defeat after he tried and failed to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns.
Nine GOP House members defy Speaker Mike Johnson on new parent proxy voting measure
The group of Republicans teamed up with Democrats to overcome a procedural hurdle backed by GOP leadership that would have blocked a proposed resolution allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely.
Speaker Johnson suffers defeat as GOP rebels tank effort to block remote voting for new parents
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday abruptly halted all work in the House after suffering a major defeat over his push to block remote voting in Congress for new parents.
US House advances rule to let members who are new parents vote by proxy
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday took a step towards allowing members who are new parents to cast their ballots by proxy, overriding an effort by the chamber's Republican leadership to block the change.
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The joint rule they voted on would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents -- both new mothers and fathers -- up to 12 weeks after giving birth.
Speaker Johnson shuts down House to avoid bid to allow proxy voting for new parents
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after he failed to stop renegade Republicans from forcing a vote to restore proxy voting in the chamber.
House Speaker Johnson fails to squash a proxy voting effort from new moms in Congress
House GOP leadership had attempted to engineer a way to quietly kill the bipartisan plan from two new mothers — Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen.
With Rules maneuver, House GOP aims to kill parental proxy push
An intraparty dispute came to a head Tuesday as House Rules Committee Republicans worked to kill an effort to allow proxy voting for new parents.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leaves House Freedom Caucus over proxy voting for new parents
Anna Paulina Luna wrote in a letter that she was leaving the House Freedom Caucus over their stance on her efforts to let new parents vote by proxy.
Johnson kicks off 2026 cycle with $11 million donation to House Republicans
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is donating large sums to House Republican campaigns at the state and national level as he faces the daunting task of maintaining and expanding the House majority — a feat proven difficult for the defending party in recent years.
SCOOP: Mike Johnson meeting House Judiciary Committee as GOP mulls response to activist judges blocking Trump
Republicans are working on a path forward to fight what they see as activist judges blocking President Donald Trump's agenda.
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Mike Johnson Suggests Eliminating Federal Courts After Trump Rulings Blocked
Meanwhile, House Republicans have launched impeachment efforts against federal judges who have ruled against the Trump administration. This effort is backed by Elon Musk, who has called for the judges’ removal and donated to lawmakers supporting impeachment proceedings, according to The New York Times.
Speaker Johnson: It’s ‘a fun thing’ to pitch the Republican agenda to the public
On the one hand, Republicans are avoiding town halls. On the other, the House speaker claims there’s public “euphoria” about the GOP agenda.
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How Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan could hit back at judges blocking Trump's agenda
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled privately with Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday afternoon ... s policies across the U.S. No Republican lawmaker has publicly expressed ...
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