On September 16, 2026, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) proposed restricting press access to the Speaker's Lobby, the area adjacent to the House floor. The proposal was floated during an interview with 535 Media.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) floated a proposal Wednesday that would ban press from the Speaker’s Lobby near the House floor. In an interview with 535 Media, Foxx was asked by journalist Paul Kane if there were any ideas she heard on Member’s Day that she shared with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his staff that...
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