The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.
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,
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,
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.
Capitol Police arrested Hayden Haynes on March 4, about 45 minutes after the president’s address concluded, after he backed his Tesla into a parked Chevrolet Suburban.
Trump said he discussed proxy voting with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and expressed confusion about why there's opposition to it.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating much-needed victories in Florida that will expand the House majority.
House lawmakers who have newly born infants might gain the ability to choose a colleague to temporarily vote in their place after having a baby.