Mike Johnson refused to pass bipartisan bill to House floor, but Republicans voted against Johnson and in favor of the bill passage. What to know.

Nine House Republicans voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to block proxy voting for new parents on Tuesday. Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, alongside Representative Brittany Peterson,

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.

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 showed no signs of backing away from a fight with fellow Republicans that has frozen legislative business.

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!