Bitter House GOP divisions erupt after Johnson shuts down votes over Republican mutiny

House Republicans are still divided after proceedings ground to a halt on Tuesday over a push by a small group of GOP lawmakers to block Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from changing chamber procedures.

Nine House Republicans joined Democrats in blocking a normally sleepy procedural vote, known as a "rule vote," from passing on Tuesday afternoon. It came after House leaders tucked an unrelated provision into the measure that would have stopped Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., from forcing a vote on giving new parents in the House the ability to vote remotely.

Johnson called the move "disappointing" and cut the House's legislative week short, sending lawmakers back to their districts two days early and canceling the remaining votes.

"If a career in politics doesn't work out for me, I have ample credentials to work at a circus," a senior House GOP aide said whe...