Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., filed a lawsuit Monday in an attempt to block the release of a House Ethics Committee report on his alleged behavior.

It is important to remember that a lawyer in a criminal case is merely an agent. It is the defendant who must decide which defenses to raise, whether to plea bargain, whether to testify and especially whether to raise a defense such as insanity.

Gov. Jim Pillen (R-Neb.) was hospitalized on Sunday after being bucked off a horse, according to his office, which said he is "alert and is in continuous touch with his team.” In a Sunday press release, Pillen’s office said he and family members were on horseback when he was bucked of a "new" horse. Pillen...