* “This reckless and costly war of choice needs to end today.”—House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, after the House rebuked the president by approving a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran. It was largely symbolic, but nonetheless, a notable spinal tap rebuke.
* Remember the Maine (Senate lesson): Punk is not a synonym for populist. Neither is Plattner.
* In Texas, James Talarico’s Senate campaign is rallying the Christian left. His less-than-nuanced, signature line is “It’s time to start flipping tables.” As in Jesus’ overturning of the money changers’ tables outside the temple.
* If Georgia Dem Sen. Jon Ossoff is re-elected, he becomes a de facto presidential candidate.
* No surprise, the (59-member) Congressional Black Caucus consists entirely of Democrats.