How to Fix Congress | Interview: Rep. Jake Auchincloss

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Isgur, S., & French, D. (2026, August 27). How to Fix Congress | Interview: Rep. Jake Auchincloss. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/how-to-fix-congress-interview-rep-jake-auchincloss/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-08-27 · by Sarah Isgur, David French

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Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts is interviewed by Sarah Isgur and David French about congressional reform and the Supreme Court. The discussion covers topics such as multi-member districting and the potential need for more justices on the court. There are no specific numbers or statistics mentioned in the article. The interview appears to be an analysis rather than a traditional reporting piece, with the hosts also discussing other unrelated topics, including a 6-3 interim docket decision on Trump's mail-in ballot executive order.
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Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts appeared in an interview discussing potential reforms for Congress and the Supreme Court. However, the conversation began with a lighthearted moment where Sarah Isgur and David French playfully referenced forging Justice John Roberts' signature and faking arrests on teenagers, but moved quickly to more serious topics. The discussion touched on multi-member districting in Congress, but didn't delve deeply into it. The Supreme Court was also a topic of conversation, with Auchincloss not explicitly stating whether he thinks the court needs more justices.

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The Agenda: –Who wrote the Per Curiam? –Reforms to the Supreme Court –Are your kids violent? Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective.
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How to Fix Congress | Interview: Rep. Jake Auchincloss · assertive framing

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We are going to break down that 6-3 interim docket decision on Trump's mail-in ballot executive order. asserted
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