State Republicans worry the first-term congresswoman will taint the entire 2022 ticket with a stamp of conspiracy theory and extremism.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's extremist beliefs and promotion of bizarre conspiracy theories have rocketed her to national notoriety. | Erin Scott-Pool/Getty ImagesThe Georgia GOP is tearing itself apart in a civil war. It lost two Senate seats in an ill-fated January run-off election. And the once-Republican suburbs in metro Atlanta — the most populous part of the state — have bolted toward the Democratic side.Now, it’s contending with another budding...…State Republicans worry the first-term congresswoman will taint the entire 2022 ticket with a stamp of conspiracy theory and extremism.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's extremist beliefs and promotion of bizarre conspiracy theories have rocketed her to national notoriety. | Erin Scott-Pool/Getty ImagesThe Georgia GOP is tearing itself apart in a civil war. It lost two Senate seats in an ill-fated January run-off election. And the once-Republican suburbs in metro Atlanta — the most populous part of the state — have bolted toward the Democratic side.Now, it’s contending with another budding...WW…

The most effective solution to incorrigible members of Congress is censure. And then let the voters take it from there.AP PhotoNowhere in the Constitution—and this is excellent news for freshly sworn-in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—does it stipulate that a House member must have the mental capacity to cook on all four burners.This is in keeping with the Framers’ general idea that only the lowest bars should be set for officeholders. They declined to cordon off Congress with credential and qualification roadblocks, stating in Article I, section 2, clause 2 that House members be 25...…The most effective solution to incorrigible members of Congress is censure. And then let the voters take it from there.AP PhotoNowhere in the Constitution—and this is excellent news for freshly sworn-in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—does it stipulate that a House member must have the mental capacity to cook on all four burners.This is in keeping with the Framers’ general idea that only the lowest bars should be set for officeholders. They declined to cordon off Congress with credential and qualification roadblocks, stating in Article I, section 2, clause 2 that House members be 25...WW…

The party’s own lawmakers criticized the acceptance of at least $780,000 as highly questionable if not illegal and unethical.Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party. | AP Photo/John RaouxThe Florida Democratic Party announced late Wednesday that it was returning at least $780,000 in small-business loans after its own lawmakers criticized the acceptance of the money as highly questionable if not illegal and unethical.The party immediately applied for the loan after Congress first passed the $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program, known as PPP, even though there was discussion...…The party’s own lawmakers criticized the acceptance of at least $780,000 as highly questionable if not illegal and unethical.Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party. | AP Photo/John RaouxThe Florida Democratic Party announced late Wednesday that it was returning at least $780,000 in small-business loans after its own lawmakers criticized the acceptance of the money as highly questionable if not illegal and unethical.The party immediately applied for the loan after Congress first passed the $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program, known as PPP, even though there was discussion...WW…

The numerous anecdotes and controversies pouring out of the Paycheck Protection Program loan data are shaping lobbying efforts around the next economic relief package.Sen. Ron Johnson is among the bipartisan group of lawmakers calling for tighter restrictions on future aid. | Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesThe revelation that well-heeled businesses and nonprofits benefited from emergency small business loans is making it more likely that Congress will impose new limits on aid in its next rescue plan for employers and workers.The Trump administration disclosed Monday that the recipients of the...…The numerous anecdotes and controversies pouring out of the Paycheck Protection Program loan data are shaping lobbying efforts around the next economic relief package.Sen. Ron Johnson is among the bipartisan group of lawmakers calling for tighter restrictions on future aid. | Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesThe revelation that well-heeled businesses and nonprofits benefited from emergency small business loans is making it more likely that Congress will impose new limits on aid in its next rescue plan for employers and workers.The Trump administration disclosed Monday that the recipients of the...WW…