Katherine Clark: “Failing to extend temporary judgeships across the country... would be harmful to the administration of justice.”

I mean, shutdowns are terrible, and of course there will be, you know, families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously. But it is one of the few leverage times we have.

The measure would functionally eviscerate mail voting by forcing Americans to include photocopies of their IDs alongside their mailed ballots,

I will be voting yes, not because I agree with the entirety of the amendment, or the GOP's cynical motivations for its consideration, but because I believe we must change course.

This Republican majority — which has already surrendered Congressional war powers, Congressional taxing and tariff powers, and Congressional spending powers to President Trump — would now permanently relinquish the power to set the number…