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

A dozen House Republicans on Tuesday helped their Democratic colleagues bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and force a vote to allow House members to vote by proxy for up to three months after having children.

Speaker Mike Johnson scored a victory Tuesday for President Donald Trump, winning House approval of a GOP bill to keep the government open. Lawmakers approved the legislation 217-213, with just one Republican,

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.