A federal bankruptcy judge in Houston on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s request to approve a $9 billion settlement with tens of thousands of people who are suing the company over claims that its talcum powder products caused cancer.

House Republicans are still at odds after GOP leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat on the House floor by members of their own party.

A procedural vote on a package of bills failed on the House floor when a handful of Republicans teamed up to sink the measure on Tuesday because it killed efforts to allow new parents to vote remotely.

Nine Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote against a procedural rule to advance a package of GOP-led bills over the proxy vote fight.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is canceling the week's voting agenda after several Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to change the rules to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy. The announcement came after nine Republicans joined all Democrats in a 206-222 vote against Johnson's attempt to block plans that would allow lawmakers who become parents to vote remotely for up to three months.

The Speaker failed to kill a proposal on proxy voting by House lawmakers who have babies.

Ben Johnson will be bringing an analytical approach from the Detroit Lions, which should only help quarterback Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.

How successful head coach Ben Johnson is during his tenure with the Chicago Bears will ultimately come down to whether he can unlock quarterback Caleb Williams' full potential, and he revealed some of his early plans in their first year together.

The Chicago Bears are ready to maximize Caleb Williams' immense potential. Their hire of offensive genius Ben Johnson as their head coach this past January, as well as an aggressive approach to rebuilding their offensive line in free agency,