“House Democrats were left stunned and pointing fingers Tuesday after a pair of centrist lawmakers unexpectedly helped Republican leadership pass a key procedural vote,” Axios reports.

“The result underscored how little control House Democratic leadership enjoys over some of its more independent-minded members even at crucial moments.”

“The two centrists, Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), are known to rarely attend party caucus meetings or heed leadership’s instructions on how to vote.”

CNN: Two Democrats bail out Speaker Mike Johnson after he faces internal revolt.

“A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt, an extremely rare crossing of party lines that pushed a key procedural vote through a closely divided chamber,” Politico reports.

“Democratic Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington voted with most Republicans to set up debate on a series of GOP-led bills, including a resolution condemning socialism that party leaders want to use to hammer Democrats on the campaign trail.”

“The two Democrats were decisive in the 210-208 vote, where five Republicans had broken ranks over frustrations with how party leaders had handled an earlier vote on government spending.”