I was really alarmed by this -- Senator censured for stating a fact

 I won't try to summarize this.  I'll simply urge you to see for yourself.  (From David Kurtz at TPM.)

When The Truth Hurts

House Republicans lost their minds yesterday when Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) went on the floor and listed the trials Donald Trump is currently facing. They moved to strike McGovern’s comments from the record and admonished him for making them. McGovern was dumbstruck:

The result of the admonishment was that McGovern was barred from speaking on the House floor for the rest of the day.