US Rep Brittany Pettersen, who is also a new mom, wants a bill brought to the House floor for a vote that would allow ...

Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen said the decision to bring her 9-week-old was "difficult" but illustrated the need to pass ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a decisive defeat after he tried and failed to squash a proposal for new parents in ...

The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen ...

GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome ...

House lawmakers who have newly born infants might gain the ability to choose a colleague to temporarily vote in their place ...

Colo. Rep. Brittany Pettersen held her 4-month-old baby while pleading on the House floor to reverse an effort to ban proxy ...

Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen is leading a push to allow new parents to vote by proxy instead of in person in Congress ...

Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen is leading a push to allow new parents to vote by proxy instead of in person.

We love to say we’re living in the modern age, but when it comes to how we treat new mothers in Congress, we’re stuck in the ...