Democrat says green pin ditched by GOP had hidden message

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here House Republican leaders spent a reported $40,000 in January to replace the official pin given to all members to show they had been sworn into the 118th Congress — a midterm expense driven by a confluence of factors, including that members on both sides of the aisle didn’t like the color. Behind the decision to throw out the pin issued to 435 lawmakers: politics.…