Newsweek's Shane Croucher argues that the 11 House Democrats whose absence, which several blamed on traffic, sank the impeachment vote against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also spared the party from overreach, calling the anger at them understandable; Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed says they should "show up and do your job," and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove declares "shame on folks who are not here." Commenters debate whether Trump would veto any impeachment, whether the missing Democrats skipped a special-interest luncheon, and what Democrats should do with their subpoena power instead.