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1 week ago | 
ktla.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
Frustrations are bubbling up among House Republicans after the conference — by the skin of its teeth — overcame internal disputes to adopt a framework for President Trump’s legislative agenda, a troubling sign for the group as it heads into the next, more difficult, step in achieving the president’s domestic policy priorities.
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1 week ago | 
cbs4indy.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
Weather Alert1 MORE ALERTSFreeze Warning: Bartholomew County, Boone County, Brown County, Carroll County, Clay County, Clinton County, Decatur County, …
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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Emily Brooks |Alexander Bolton |Mike Lillis |Aris Folley
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will huddle with House Republicans multiple times this week as the administration looks to soothe GOP concerns about the sweeping tariffs that President Trump announced last week. Bessent is set to brief a large group of members in the Republican Study Committee, the biggest conservative caucus in the House, about the tariffs at their weekly meeting on Wednesday, The Hill’s partners at NewsNation reported.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsnationnow.com | Emily Brooks |Alex Gangitano
President Trump said Thursday he supports the effort to allow for proxy voting for new parents in Congress, while the standoff between House GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) hardens over the issue. "I don't know why it's controversial," Trump said. "I'm gonna let the Speaker make the decision, but I like the idea of being able to - if you're having a baby, I think you should be able to call in and vote. I'm in favor of that," Trump added.
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3 weeks ago | 
krqe.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in the chamber. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) collected the 218 signatures — including from 11 Republicans — needed to successfully execute a discharge petition and allow her to force a vote on allowing new parents to vote by proxy.
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3 weeks ago | 
krqe.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
The House GOP battle over proxy voting for new parents escalated to a full-blown procedural war Tuesday that will have ramifications for Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) ability to control his razor-thin majority. Nine Republicans joined Democrats in torpedoing a procedural rule that would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from forcing action on the proxy voting measure. It was a hardball play by Johnson and GOP leaders that ended up backfiring.
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1 month ago | 
myfox8.com | Emily Brooks |Mike Lillis
House Democrats vying to flip control of the lower chamber in next year’s midterm elections may face a new challenge: the exodus of battleground incumbents seeking higher office. A number of vulnerable House Democrats are eyeing runs for the Senate or other offices in a handful of states around the country, including Michigan and Maine.
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1 month ago | 
ktla.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
Tensions flared in the House on Thursday as lawmakers voted to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his disruptive protest during President Trump’s address to Congress, prompting a dramatic scene on the House floor — and demands from Republicans for further retribution. The vote on the resolution to censure Green — which was adopted in a bipartisan fashion — featured singing, yelling and warnings that more punishment efforts may be on the horizon.
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1 month ago | 
yourerie.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
The House will vote this week on a resolution from Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his outburst at President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Newhouse introduced the resolution and moved to force a vote on it Wednesday, less than 24 hours after Green’s disruptive protest. Because the resolution is privileged, leadership has two legislative days to move on the formal reprimand, and the House is scheduled to leave town after Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
myfox8.com | Emily Brooks |Mychael Schnell
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