News

President Donald Trump said he supports letting new moms in Congress vote by proxy, putting him at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson. "You’re having a baby, I think you should be able to call ...
A weekslong dustup over proxy voting for new parents in the House came to an end Tuesday despite a last-ditch effort from one of its chief proponents. “Congress is stuck doing things the way ...
An effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) push for allowing proxy voting for new parents is on thin ice as a number of Republicans warn they may vote ...
Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in ...
House Republican leaders tried, and failed, to kill an effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in the chamber. It was a big win for Colorado Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Florida ...
The agreement came after Mr. Johnson persuaded Mr. Trump, who initially said he supported proxy voting for new mothers, to back him in opposition to the practice, which was vehemently opposed by ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) have reached a deal to end her effort to ensure new parents can vote by proxy. Last week, Luna and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D ...
But it’s a better idea than trying to revive the House’s pandemic experiment of proxy voting, which got out of hand fast.
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna struck a deal with Speaker Mike Johnson after an intraparty spat brought the House floor to a halt ...
Will anyone in the GOP speak up? Photo: Nathan Howard/Reuters/Saul Loeb/Al Drago - Pool via CNP/Zuma Press Proxy voting in Congress is one of those Covid memories that no longer feels quite real.
Anna Paulina Luna’s push to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House, breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson, who had been scrambling to kill her effort this week. Johnson halted all House ...