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The New Republic |
Nine House Republicans defected from their party on the parental proxy vote Tuesday in a direct rejection of Speaker Mike Johnson plans.
U.S. News & World Report |
Some 218 lawmakers backed the new moms, signing on to a so-called “discharge petition” to force their proposal onto the House floor for consideration.
The Boston Globe |
Some 218 lawmakers backed their effort, signing on to a so-called discharge petition to force their proposal on the House floor for consideration.

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Nine House Republicans Torpedo Mike Johnson’s Plans
Nine Republicans voted against their House speaker on proxy voting for new parents—causing him to abandon all plans for the rest of the week.
Mike Johnson Cancels Votes After Suffering Republican Rebellion
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is canceling the week's voting agenda after several Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to change the rules to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy. The announcement came after nine Republicans joined all Democrats in a 206-222 vote against Johnson's attempt to block plans that would allow lawmakers who become parents to vote remotely for up to three months.
House votes to defy Mike Johnson in painful blow
The House voted Tuesday to defy House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and force a vote on allowing members who are new parents to vote by proxy for three months. Why it matters: It's a brutal loss for Johnson,
Speaker Johnson Tries to Squash Proxy Voting Effort From New Moms in Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson is mounting an unusually aggressive effort to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns
Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting
House Speaker Mike Johnson is mounting an unusually aggressive effort to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy.
GOP lawmakers sink Johnson’s effort to block new parents from remote voting
La.‘s effort to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who are new parents. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on the bitter dispute that had brought the House floor to a halt.
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.
Mike Johnson Inexplicably Doesn’t Want to Help Out New Parents in Congress
What on earth are Republican leaders thinking in trying to stop a Republican proposal to make it easier for new parents to vote in Congress?
Johnson: ‘Working on every possible accommodation’ for mothers amid parental proxy voting impasse
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he is “working on every possible accommodation” to make it easier for mothers to serve in Congress amid the impasse between GOP leadership and Rep.
Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents
The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.
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'Wrong': Republican Anna Paulina Luna posts photos she says exposes Mike Johnson hypocrisy
Anna Pauling Luna (R-FL) took her fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) public over whether or not ... I filed a brief to the United States Supreme Court explaining that proxy voting is clearly unconstitutional so, you know, I have a real concern ...
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Stephanie Grace: Mike Johnson is learning the hard way that sometimes parenthood trumps partisanship
House Speaker Mike Johnson has mostly held his tiny Republican majority together, but as Congress considers whether to allow proxy voting for new parents, he's finding that some forces may be stronger than political party.
Republicans in Congress move to restrict federal judges who have blocked President Trump
Furious over nationwide injunctions, Congressional Republicans are seeking to limit the impact of the federal judiciary.
House Dems Tear Into Johnson’s ‘Outrageous’ Suggestion That Congress Could ‘Eliminate’ Some Fed Courts
House Democrats who spoke to TPM on Tuesday were stunned and floored by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) raising the possibility of Congress eliminating some federal courts as part of House Republicans’ ongoing interest in punishing judges who dare to rule against the Trump administration.
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Mike Johnson Has Terrifying Threat for Courts That Rule Against Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson threatened Tuesday to outright eliminate district courts where judges rule against Donald Trump.
Congress Considers Radical Measures Against Federal Courts: Insights from Speaker Mike Johnson
In an unprecedented move, Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested that Congress might consider eliminating federal courts, a proposal that has sent ripples through the political landscape. With increasing tensions surrounding judicial authority,
EXCLUSIVE: Jubilant Mike Johnson claims victory as Florida helps House GOP grow majority
House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating much-needed victories in Florida that will expand the House majority.
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