Democrats still want to punish Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who admitted to an affair with an ex-staffer who later died by suicide, even though he dropped his reelection bid.
But don’t expect them to force a vote on expelling him from Congress just yet, even though it would help them shrink Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority.
Instead, keep an eye on whether Republicans move to boot indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla.
Democrats have brought retaliatory measures at times when Republicans move against them, and many in the party expect a similar tit-for-tat with Gonzales — that any expulsion effort would come only if the GOP strikes first against Cherfilus-McCormick.
But of course, a Democratic lawmaker could still go rogue and force a Gonzales expulsion vote on their own.