2 w. ago How a fight over proxy voting for new parents upended the US House

The U.S. House is rethinking its voting rules after a push from Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow proxy voting for new parents

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2 w. ago GOP voters pick a favorite to challenge Dem governor in early battleground straw poll

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Penn., are expected to announce a decision on their candidacies for Pennsylvania governor by the summer.

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2 w. ago Proxy Voting Defeat Reflects a House Out of Step With Modern Culture

A majority of House members backed changing the rules to allow new parents to vote remotely. But in a Congress dominated by far-right Republicans, parental leave was a bridge too far.

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3 w. ago Speaker Johnson cuts deal with Rep. Luna over parental proxy voting

Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna say they have cut a deal to end the fight over proxy voting for new parents.

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3 w. ago Trump Supports Proxy Voting for New Parents in Congress, a Blow to Johnson

The president’s comment was a rare instance in which he and House Speaker Mike Johnson were not on the same side of an issue.

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3 w. ago Trump 'In Favor' of Proxy Voting for New Parents, But Stops Short of Endorsing Luna's Resolution

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in favor of allowing new parents serving in the House of Representatives to vote remotely, dealing a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Johnson shut down the House floor for the week Tuesday The post Trump ‘In Favor’ of Proxy Voting for New Parents, But Stops Short of Endorsing Luna’s Resolution appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Johnson says he won't concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues

With the House at a standstill, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to fold on his strong opposition to allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely.

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3 w. ago Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicans

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.

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4 w. ago 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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4 w. ago 2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents

GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.

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4 w. ago Rule to block Rep. Luna's plan for proxy voting for new parents fails in House

The House voted to reject a rule that would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents.

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4 w. ago House GOP leaders expected to block proxy voting for new parents

House GOP leaders are expected to block Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents up to 12 weeks after giving birth.

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4 w. ago Bipartisan push to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents

Lawmakers with young children are trying to change House rules to allow new parents up to 12 weeks to vote remotely around the birth of a child

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