President Trump's revenge tour didn't just draw blood in Indiana. It put Republican holdouts across the South on notice. Why it matters: Republicans are being squeezed to approve last-minute new maps that give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a shot at saving his majority in November. - Tennessee Republicans are expected to vote as soon as tomorrow to draw out Rep. Steve Cohen, the state's last House Democrat. "This is insane," Cohen said today on X about the new map. - The South Carolina House has started a redraw debate that could threaten Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn, who warned last week of "never-ending redistricting fights" to come. - Mississippi Republicans are pushing to draw out Rep. Bennie Thompson's (D) seat during the…
A federal judge unsealed a purported Jeffrey Epstein suicide note on Wednesday. The big picture: Judge Kenneth Karas released the unverified and undated note to the court's docket , in regards to a case relating to the convicted sex offender's former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione, who told the New York Times he had found it. Read the letter and note submitted to the court, via DocumentCloud : Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
