President Trump threw his weight behind Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) in her fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over allowing lawmakers who are new parents to vote by proxy. Why it matters: His comments will likely further embolden Luna and make it even more difficult for Johnson to defang her efforts to force a vote on the issue.
Nine House Republicans joined all 213 Democrats Tuesday to keep alive a bill that would allow lawmakers who are new parents to cast proxy votes for three months after their child’s birth.
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Raw Story on MSN'Whoa': Trump publicly splits with House Speaker Mike Johnson amid MAGA civil warHouse 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.
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'Wrong': Republican Anna Paulina Luna posts photos she says exposes Mike Johnson hypocrisyRep. Anna Pauling Luna (R-FL) took her fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) public over whether or not proxy voting will be allowed for new parents who are members of Congress. In a Tuesday post on the X social media platform, Luna shared images of ...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is resigning from the House Freedom Caucus, she announced in a letter to fellow conservatives on Monday. It’s the latest escalation in her fight against House GOP leaders and a small group of members on the right flank of their conference over the issue of proxy voting.
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Raw Story on MSN'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
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced on Monday that she is leaving the House Freedom Caucus amid her battle with GOP leadership and hardline Republicans over her push to allow proxy voting