Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ordered the state police to bring Republican lawmakers back to Salem after several left the state to prevent a quorum needed to vote on a climate bill. GOP state Sen. Brian Boquist seemed to threaten violence if troopers come for him. He told the police superintendent, “Send bachelors and come heavily armed. I’m not going to be a political prison of the state of Oregon." [TheHill]
Topping the news: Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says Americans do not want President Trump impeached and Democrats would have to weigh the “political reality” of such a decision.