Stories from the AP, the Tennesseean, and Fox review the resolutions to expel three members of the Tennessee House for leading students in the gallery in chanting for gun reform, without being recognized to speak.  (They’d apparently not… Continue reading

NYT: Republicans have settled on their procedural weapon of choice for this Congress — and they have it trained squarely on Democrats anxious about their 2024 prospects. Twice in the past week, Republicans scored wins and divided Democrats by employing… Continue reading

Danielle Allen WaPo opinion piece: What if we increased the size of the House? Given that most of us are pretty frustrated with Congress, this might sound crazy. But growing the House of Representatives is the key to unlocking our… Continue reading

Stephen Wolf analysis for Daily Kos: Even though Democrats retained the Senate—and expanded their majority—in 2022, the results nonetheless marked the continuation of an unwelcome trend: Our new data shows that Senate Republicans last won more votes or represented more … Continue reading

NYT: Democrats swept three special elections in solidly blue House districts in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, putting the party in the majority by a single seat and breaking a Republican legislative monopoly that has… Continue reading

NYT: Even as Republicans, newly empowered after taking control of the House, call for deep government spending cuts and accuse Democrats of profligacy with taxpayer dollars, a growing number of them have joined Democrats in helping themselves to larger amounts… Continue reading