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Mike Johnson, GOP and Republican Rebellion

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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.
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Speaker Mike Johnson’s failed effort this week to shut down a bipartisan bid to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely after the birth of a child highlighted the limits of his power and intens...

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Mike Johnson Loses Battle to Limit GOP Rebels’ Power
Johnson was staunchly opposed and tried to derail the effort, worried that the measure would pass with Democratic help. GOP leaders proposed a measure blocking Luna’s proposal o
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.
GOP retains Matt Gaetz seat in win for Mike Johnson
Florida's departing chief financial officer fended off a Democratic rival Tuesday to win the U.S. House seat previously held by GOP firebrand Matt Gaetz, according to AP. Why it matters: Jimmy Patronis' victory helps shore up the GOP's narrow House minority,
Digging In Against Proxy Voting, Johnson Exposes His Weak Hold on the House
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.
Letters: As a leader for “family values” surely Johnson supports proxy voting?
I find it painfully ironic that the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, is so outspoken and combatively negative on the topic of allowing new parents in Congress the limited right to vote
Johnson endorses Donalds in Florida governor race while DeSantis keeps distance
Byron Donalds already won the GOP's most coveted endorsement, Donald Trump. Mike Johnson's endorsement may unite many House Republicans behind their colleague.

GOP, House and Johnson

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A band of Republican lawmakers sank an effort Tuesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents, a bitter dispute that brought the Hou...
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Johnson, who doesn’t have the greatest working relationship with Luna, insisted that the parental proxy bill would lead to more representatives voting remotely.

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GOP lawmakers sink House 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.
Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scrambling to break the impasse over the push to allow proxy voting for new parents, as the standoff between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)
Bitter House GOP divisions erupt after Johnson shuts down votes over Republican mutiny
House Republicans are still at odds after GOP leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat on the House floor by members of their own party.
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.
Live updates: Liberal candidate wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race; GOP’s Randy Fine wins Florida special election
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the ire of House Democrats,
Mike Johnson scraps his whole week after brutal defeat
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 1. Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu via
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.
Mike Johnson’s Attempt to Kill a Vote Really Backfired This Week
Several months later, an aggressive attempt from House Republican leadership to prevent this from getting a vote backfired, prompting an irritated Speaker Mike Johnson to send House members home for the week—on a Tuesday afternoon!
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"It's awful": Mike Johnson ignites GOP fury with hardball tactics
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) touched off considerable anger from his Republican members Tuesday with his efforts to block lawmakers who are new parents from being able to vote by proxy. Why it matters: Johnson tied his motion to kill Rep.
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'Whoa': Trump publicly splits with House Speaker Mike Johnson amid MAGA civil war
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.
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday floated the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
Maddow Blog | Speaker Mike Johnson tries and fails to derail proxy voting for new moms in Congress
Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen was asked after Tuesday’s vote about her message to Republican leaders. “We said, ‘Don’t f--- with moms,’” she replied.
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'Conservatives just embarrassed Mike Johnson': MAGA lawmaker lauded after GOP 'mutiny'
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) led the effort to advance remote voting for members of Congress who are new parents. Nine Republicans joined all House Democrats to advance the measure that would allow the new parents to designate a colleague to vote for them for 12 weeks after they or their
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