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,

They can either vote with the Republicans for an extraordinarily cruel piece of legislation or face blame for a government shutdown.

and House Speaker Mike Johnson favors deficit reduction over direct payments. President Donald Trump has said his administration is thinking about giving 20% of "DOGE savings" to taxpayers. Could you get a $5,000 DOGE stimulus check in Mississippi?

President Donald Trump said he's considering issuing checks to Americans out of savings created by Elon Musk, DOGE. Could you get one in Mississippi?

That includes canceling 13 Mississippi federal real estate contracts ... Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has said he'd prefer the funds go toward paying down the national deficit.