We begin today’s roundup with Michelle Cottle’s piece in The New York Times about new efforts to ban members of Congress from trading stocks and Speaker Pelosi’s opposition to the reform:

Make no mistake: G.O.P. leaders know a political opening when they see one. Last week, the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, said that he would consider limiting or banning stock trading by members if his party wins control of the House in November.

See what he did there?

You can bet this issue will pop up again — and again — as the midterm elections heat up. Democrats need to put themselves in a position to own that debate.

Aída Chávez at The Nation:

Here is Paul Walman’s analysis at The Washington Post on tensions within the Democratic Party:

But you can understand their frustration. The House has done its job for the past year, passing one piece after another of the Democratic agenda, only to watch the bills die in the Senate. Perhaps it’s a tribute to a few members’ faith in the wisdom of the voters that they believe that if the public sees them trying hard to accomplish worthwhile things, they might be rewarded.

But they won’t be.

Here’s the political dilemma they find themselves in: Although tackling difficult problems and passing legislation won’t ever guarantee victory for a party, not doing so almost certainly guarantees defeat. Delivering for the voters is the necessary but not sufficient condition for success.

Ronald Brownstein at CNN on how Senators Sinema and Manchin are empowering Republicans in their undemocratic agenda:

On a final note, don’t miss Jemele Hill’s piece in The Atlantic about the selfishness of anti-vaccine advocates like tennis star Novak Djokovic: