Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday abruptly halted all work in the House after suffering a major defeat over his push to block remote voting in Congress for new parents.

The group of Republicans teamed up with Democrats to overcome a procedural hurdle backed by GOP leadership that would have blocked a proposed resolution allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely.

House Speaker Mike Johnson gave a blunt reality check Tuesday to President Trump’s musings about pursuing a third term in the White House, telling reporters that amending the Constitution to allow such an effort would be a “high bar” to clear.

A top congressional Republican is throwing cold water on talk that President Donald Trump could find a way to serve a third term in the White House. GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana said that changing the Constitution to allow Trump to seek a third term is a “high bar” to get over,