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April 1, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Nine House Republicans Torpedo Mike Johnson’s Plans
Nine Republicans voted against their House speaker on proxy voting for new parents—causing him to abandon all plans for the rest of the week.
January 21, 2015
Naomi Shavin
The Two Problems With Obama's Maternity Leave Shout-out
September 23, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
An Obama Economist Explains How to Help Working Moms
A Q-and-A with White House adviser Betsey Stevenson
January 7, 2014
Marc Tracy
Don't Leave Future Fathers Out of the Daddy Wars
July 18, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Pelosi's Plan to Put Work-Family Issues on Washington's Agenda

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