House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is canceling the week's voting agenda after several Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to change the rules to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy. The announcement came after nine Republicans joined all Democrats in a 206-222 vote against Johnson's attempt to block plans that would allow lawmakers who become parents to vote remotely for up to three months.

The House voted Tuesday to defy House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and force a vote on allowing members who are new parents to vote by proxy for three months. Why it matters: It's a brutal loss for Johnson,