AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Jeffries wages rare public pressure campaign urging Maryland Democrats to redistrict
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went public Wednesday with his pressure campaign urging Democratic state legislators to vote on a new congressional map. Why it matters: Jeffries doesn't usually put himself in such public conflict with fellow Democrats, but he'll will need every advantage he can get in his quest to become speaker in 2027. - The universe of competitive House seats is already historically small this midterm cycle. - Jeffries is trying to persuade as many Democrat-controlled states as possible to redraw their legislative maps to counteract the GOP's mid-decade redistricting in Texas, Missouri and elsewhere. Driving the news: Jeffries met Wednesday with Maryland state Senate President Bill Ferguson in…