House Democrats and Republicans are teaming up for a third time in a year to try to bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on forcing a House vote without his sign-off. Why it matters: This issue — allowing House members who recently had children to vote by proxy — is politically thorny,

Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who are both from Louisiana, said Trump personally played a big role in accomplishing both legislative wins.

House Republicans passed a stopgap bill Tuesday afternoon to fund the government until October and avert a potential government shutdown. The final vote on the bill legislation took place at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.