House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses
A pledge from the top Senate Republican that his chamber would embrace far deeper cuts than the measure would require persuaded a critical bloc of fiscal hawks to drop their opposition.
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House Republicans Move to Prevent Vote on Repealing Trump’s Tariffs
Under a measure the G.O.P. is working to pass on Wednesday, lawmakers would give up their ability to force a vote on undoing the president’s tariffs until October.
Proxy Voting Defeat Reflects a House Out of Step With Modern Culture
A majority of House members backed changing the rules to allow new parents to vote remotely. But in a Congress dominated by far-right Republicans, parental leave was a bridge too far.
The House Republicans Holding Out Against Trump’s Budget and Tax Cut Plan
Hard-line conservatives concerned about the deficit are among President Trump’s most stalwart supporters in Congress. But they say they cannot in good conscience back the budget plan he has endorsed.
Opposition to Republican Budget Plan Builds in the House Over National Debt Concerns
Anti-spending conservatives in the House are lining up to oppose the Senate’s budget blueprint because it would add too much to the nation’s debt, threatening President Trump’s agenda.
Johnson Reaches Agreement to Kill Proxy Voting Proposal in the House
Republicans who had been poised to force a vote on changing House rules to allow new parents to vote remotely pulled back after the speaker offered a watered-down solution for a narrow set of new mothers.
Trump Supports Proxy Voting for New Parents in Congress, a Blow to Johnson
The president’s comment was a rare instance in which he and House Speaker Mike Johnson were not on the same side of an issue.
Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicans
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.
Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents
The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.
Johnson Moves to Block a Bill Allowing New Parents in the House to Vote by Proxy
It was not clear whether the speaker would be able to peel off enough Republicans to prevent the measure from coming up because a majority of House members want to consider it.