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Johnson’s stance is drawing complaints from across his GOP conference, many of whom see his position as anti-family in a Congress that includes more and more young parents.
Politico |
GOP leaders are insisting they’ll be able to push forward with President Donald Trump ‘s weighty legislative agenda over the next 10 days, even as fresh turmoil threatens Speaker Mike Johnson ‘s rece...
Seattle Times |
“If we don’t do the right thing now, it’ll never be done,” said Luna, who gave birth to her son in 2023.

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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.
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.
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.
How Mike Johnson plans to pick up the pieces
Johnson sent the House home Tuesday afternoon after nine Republicans helped tank a procedural vote designed to kill a proposal by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) that would have allowed proxy voting for new parents.
GOP’s bid to squash parental proxy voting fizzles on the House floor
Several Republicans joined Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Democrats to deliver a blow to GOP leaders and keep proxy hopes alive for new House parents.
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.
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.
Republicans Turn On Each Other In Fight To Help New Moms In Congress
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna worked with Democrats to bypass party leaders and force a vote on her bill to let new parents vote by proxy.
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.
AlterNet on MSN6h
'They broke Johnson': Speaker mocked for shutting House down after 'brutal' defeat
Speaker Mike Johnson is facing bipartisan criticism—and public ridicule—after abruptly shutting down the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon for the rest of the week. The move came after a Republican proposal with bipartisan support,
Mediaite on MSN8h
Mike Johnson Fumes at Republicans Who ‘Joined’ Dems In Killing His Proxy Vote Rule — Shuts Down House for the Week: ‘Can’t Have Any Further Action’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fumed at Republican lawmakers who "joined" Democrats in a Tuesday vote and he shut down the House agenda for the week. The post Mike Johnson Fumes at Republicans Who ‘Joined’ Dems In Killing His Proxy Vote Rule — Shuts Down House for the Week: ‘Can’t Have Any Further Action’ first appeared on Mediaite.
GOP lawmakers sink Speaker Johnson's effort to block remote voting push for new parents
Nine Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote against a procedural rule to advance a package of GOP-led bills over the proxy vote fight.
Republicans reject Speaker Johnson’s effort to block moms and dads in House from proxy voting
House Speaker Mike Johnson endured a decisive defeat Tuesday after he staged an unusually aggressive effort to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than
Axios on MSN3h
Mike Johnson scraps his whole week after brutal defeat
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) canceled half a week's worth of House votes after failing to contain a revolt over proxy voting within his own party. Why it matters: It was Johnson's biggest legislative blow of 2025 thus far — and the first where President Trump wasn't providing him reinforcement.
House effort to allow remote votes for new parents survives in a blow to Johnson
The fight over whether to allow remote voting for new moms and dads who serve in Congress came to a head this week.
No evidence House Speaker Mike Johnson is on Grindr
In late March 2025, social media users began spreading a rumor that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, has an account on Grindr, the gay dating app. People posted scre
House Speaker Mike Johnson: 'We do have authority over the federal courts'
"We can eliminate an entire district court, we have power of funding over the courts and all these other things. But desperate times call for desperate measures and Congress is going to act." More: Trump shares post accusing judges of 'sedition and treason' for blocking his agendaStart the day smarter.
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