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,

Speaker Mike Johnson's office is releasing this video to ratchet up the pressure on House Democrats ahead of a critical government shutdown bill vote. (Credit: Office of Speaker Mike Johnson)