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Republicans and Democrats team up to defy House leadership on voting for new parents
The House voted to reject a rule that would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents.ABC News - 4d -
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.The New York Times - 4d -
House Republicans torpedo Johnson effort to block proxy voting for new parents
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leaders on Tuesday over their effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents — thwarting other party priorities in the process and ...The Hill - 4d -
GOP lawmakers sink Johnson’s effort to block new parents from remote voting
A band of Republican lawmakers sank Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.‘s effort to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who are new parents. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on the bitter dispute ...NBC News - 3d -
House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new parents
House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural ...The Hill - 4d -
Johnson says he won't concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues
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.ABC News - 2d -
Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scrambling to break the impasse over the push to allow proxy voting for new parents, as the standoff between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump backs Luna push for House parental proxy voting
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.) ...The Hill - 2d -
Luna negotiates with Johnson on paths out of parental proxy voting impasse
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) says she and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are discussing possible paths out of the clash over proxy voting for new parents that has brought the House to a halt, ...The Hill - 1d -
These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting
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 Hill - 4d -
House effort to allow remote votes for new parents survives in a blow to Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the outcome "disappointing," adding that a "handful of Republicans joined with all the Democrats to take down a rule — that's rarely done."CBS News - 4d -
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.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump backs remote voting for new parents amid House GOP impasse
The initiative backed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and publicly opposed by Speaker Mike Johnson has split House Republicans and brought floor proceedings to a halt this week.NBC News - 2d -
WATCH: ‘Complete chaos’: Parents arrested in youth hockey brawl
Three adults were charged with assault and disorderly conduct after throwing punches in the middle of a youth hockey game in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.ABC News - 2d -
Luna exits House Freedom Caucus over effort to block remote voting for new moms
Luna co-sponsored a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely around the birth of their child. Some conservatives are trying to stop it.CBS News - 4d -
House panel recesses as GOP leaders weigh blocking proxy voting for new parents
The House Rules Committee went into recess on Monday night without taking action that would tee up a way for House Republican leaders to block Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from forcing a vote on ...The Hill - 5d -
Luna accuses House Freedom Caucus of smear; exits group over parental proxy voting battle
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced Monday that she is leaving the House Freedom Caucus amid her battle with GOP leadership and hard-line Republicans over her push to allow proxy voting for ...The Hill - 5d -
Roblox gives parents more power over children’s activity on gaming platform
Parents can block children from talking to certain people and get detailed screen-time insights on site popular with under-13s. Parents can now block their children from communicating with specific ...The Guardian - 3d -
WATCH: Astros prospect celebrates his major league call-up with parents
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada brought the parents of top prospect Cam Smith into the club house to join in the celebrations.ABC News - Mar. 26 -
'It's such a hard time' - Parents of premature babies welcome extra support
From Sunday, parents of premature or sick babies will be entitled to 12 weeks' paid leave.BBC News - 2d -
Galapagos tortoises at Philly zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents.CBS News - 11h -
Chappell Roan says she doesn’t know any happy parents — is she wrong?
Chappell Roan says having kids is hellish — and not all parents are upset about it.NBC News - 5d -
Olivia Munn shares the moment she had a full-on parenting 'breakdown' as a mom of 2
Olivia Munn has parenting “breakdowns,” just like the rest of us.NBC News - 4d -
Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world crowd to its feet
Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedyABC News - 5d -
WATCH: Daughter travels 24 hours to surprise parents after 3 years apart
Darci Condran and her parents had a heartwarming reunion after not seeing each other for three years while she lived in Australia.ABC News - Mar. 26 -
Figure skater whose parents died in D.C. plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet
Maxim Naumov's performance at the world championships, just months after a plane crash claimed his parents' lives, brought the crowd to its feet.NBC News - 6d -
Figure skater who lost both parents in DC crash receives standing ovation at World Champs
Maxim Naumov's parents, who were both coaches at the Skating Club of Boston, died January in a plane crash outside of Washington, D.C.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Did South Carolina star Chloe Kitts' parents expect a Final Four? Dad: 'Without a doubt'
South Carolina's Chloe Kitts' parents, Jason and Krystle, made the drive down to the Final Four in Tampa from just a couple hours east in Oviedo.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Republicans face possible rebellion over hardball tactic on proxy voting
An effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) push for allowing proxy voting for new parents is on thin ice as a number of Republicans warn they may vote ...The Hill - 4d -
House comes to a halt after GOP lawmakers join Democrats in a bitter fight on remote voting
WASHINGTON — A band of Republican lawmakers sank an effort Tuesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents, a bitter dispute that ...NBC News - 4d -
Bethesda And ZeniMax Union Votes To Authorize A Strike
After two years of contract negotiations with parent company Microsoft, ZeniMax Workers United members have voted in overwhelming favor to authorize a strike. The union announced the news earlier ...GameSpot - 4d -
Greene rails against Luna proxy voting push
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blasted Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Tuesday over her push to force a vote on a measure to allow proxy voting for new parents in Congress. That effort ...The Hill - 4d -
Live updates: Liberal candidate wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race; GOP's Randy Fine wins Florida special election
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew ...The Hill - 4d -
GOP may look to Trump for answer on Luna's proxy vote war
With the House at a standstill amid GOP disputes about proxy voting for new parents, a sense is growing that President Trump might have to weigh in to get them out of the chaos — and he is already ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump’s tariffs are a ‘negotiating tool’ and won’t be in effect ‘long term’: Republican lawmaker
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) says he believes President Trump’s tariffs could be an “effective negotiating tool.” Rep. Lawler also discusses the legislation he co-sponsored to allow new parents to ...NBC News - 2d -
Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell calls $60-million, 8-year contract 'life changing'
Kristian Campbell had just finished his news conference Saturday afternoon when he was getting ready to join a group photo with his parents and Boston Red Sox ownership. “It was a life-changing ...Yahoo Sports - 11h
