Luna: Johnson blocked proxy voting for new moms
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has blocked her proposal to allow new mothers to vote by proxy for several months from being included in the rules package for the next Congress. “Today, after speaking
Costa will challenge Scott for job leading Democrats on House Agriculture Committee
Senior House Agriculture Committee member Jim Costa (D-Calif.) will challenge ailing ranking member David Scott (D-Ga.) as the leader of the House Agriculture Committee, he told colleagues Wednesday. Costa informed a group of fellow California Democrats of his plans to
Republicans plot rule-busting plans for next year
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Tuesday that Republicans are plotting to use the Congressional Review Act to kill Biden administration rules. The Kentucky Republican, who's stepping down from his leadership post at the end of the year, said the
Rand Paul breaks with Trump on using military for mass deportations: ‘Huge mistake’
GOP Sen. Rand Paul denounced President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants upon his return to office, saying it would be a “huge mistake” and a misuse of military personnel. “I’m
Johnson announces policy barring transgender women from women’s bathrooms on House side of Capitol
Speaker Mike Johnson has banned transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the House portion of the Capitol building, enacting into policy a push led by Rep. Nancy Mace. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings —