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Sumner school — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending March 20, 2026

By Chris Hale
Posted March 20, 2026 at 4:52pm

This week sees claims by a Republican about having to show an ID to shovel snow in New York, questions about the usefulness of the president’s intelligence advisers and schooling for the nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security about political violence and the infamous caning of Sen. Charles Sumner.

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