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AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats Fri Feb 6 23:15:52 2026

Data: The Downballot and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios House Democrats will need to overperform Vice President Harris by roughly three percentage points in swing districts to capture the majority in 2026, according to an Axios analysis of presidential margins in congressional districts. Why it matters: In special elections over the last year, Democrats have been surpassing Harris' 2024 margins by double digits , putting the majority clearly in reach. - But the universe of competitive House seats is historically small, meaning that even an unambiguous national move toward the Democrats will result in a relatively narrow Democratic majority. Flashback: The 2018 midterms…

Data: The Downballot and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios House Democrats will need to overperform Vice President Harris by roughly three percentage points in swing districts to capture the majority in 2026, according to an Axios analysis of presidential margins in congressional districts. Why it matters: In special elections over the last year, Democrats have been surpassing Harris' 2024 margins by double digits , putting the majority clearly in reach. - But the universe of competitive House seats is historically small, meaning that even an unambiguous national move toward the Democrats will result in a relatively narrow Democratic majority. Flashback: The 2018 midterms…Open

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Members of Congress will have access to unredacted Epstein files Fri Feb 6 23:15:52 2026

The Justice Department will let members of Congress view unredacted copies of the more than 3 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that have been publicly released, according to a letter obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Democrats have argued that the DOJ is skirting its statutory requirements under the Epstein Transparency Act by withholding millions of documents and heavily redacting some of the files they did release. - House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sent a letter to the DOJ last week requesting a review of the "complete unredacted Epstein files." - "We seek to ensure that your redactions comply with the Act's requirement that materials be withheld only in narrow circumstances, such as…

The Justice Department will let members of Congress view unredacted copies of the more than 3 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that have been publicly released, according to a letter obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Democrats have argued that the DOJ is skirting its statutory requirements under the Epstein Transparency Act by withholding millions of documents and heavily redacting some of the files they did release. - House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sent a letter to the DOJ last week requesting a review of the "complete unredacted Epstein files." - "We seek to ensure that your redactions comply with the Act's requirement that materials be withheld only in narrow circumstances, such as…Open

NYTIMES (Annie Karni) - Moderates Pitch Tough-on-Crime Message for Democrats Amid Immigration Talks Fri Feb 6 23:09:17 2026

A polling memo circulated among centrist senators urged Democrats to talk tougher on crime, an issue where they lag Republicans, while noting an opportunity for the party to appeal to voters with criticism of ICE.