Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) may be closing in on a compromise in the proxy voting fight that has paralyzed the House floor. Why it matters: The two were at an impasse until President Trump stormed his way into the conversation,

President Donald Trump publicly backed a proposal by Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House of Representatives.Trump's comments put him directly at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson,

You’re having a baby, you should be able to call in and vote,” the president said aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

On proxy voting for new moms in Congress, the president cut the Republican House Speaker off at the knees, despite his loyalty to the White House.

Mike Johnson throws cold water on Trump’s musings about a third term for president - Trump would need to amend the Constitution to run again in 2028

Johnson said Trump is letting him take the lead in deciding how to proceed with Luna's new parent proxy voting bill, a day after Trump backed Luna.

House Speaker Mike Johnson was dealt yet another blow when President Donald Trump weighed in on the bitter internal GOP fight over whether to allow members of Congress on maternity leave to vote from home.

Johnson told reporters the "administration acknowledged it was a mistake" to share sensitive military plans with a journalist.

"There's a constitutional path, so you have to amend the Constitution to do it, and that's a high bar,” Johnson said The post Mike Johnson Pours Cold Water All Over Trump Third Term: ‘Read the Constitution’ first appeared on Mediaite.