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Hakeem Jeffries calls Karoline Leavitt ‘stone cold liar’ over White House shooting comments

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The Independent UK

Hakeem Jeffries hits out at ‘stone, cold liar’ Karoline Leavitt over ‘dangerous rhetoric’ claims

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries fired back after Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.

The Independent UK

Correspondents' Dinner shooting fails to budge Democrats on DHS shutdown

"Using any one incidence of violence for a political end is pretty sad," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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"I don't give a damn": Jeffries defends "maximum warfare" remark amid GOP criticism

"You can continue to criticize me for it," Jeffries said of his redistricting-focused comment.

Axios

Trump shooting attempt puts heat on Mike Johnson and House Republicans to fund DHS — now

ANALYSIS: Democrats may have started out the gamesmanship on Homeland Security. But, Eric Garcia writes, every day Mike Johnson doesn’t pass a spending bill is a day Republicans own the shutdown

The Independent UK

Trump impeachment not a top priority if Dems win back House, Jeffries says

The House Minority Leader’s remarks come despite reports that some Democratic lawmakers are already putting together plans to start the impeachment process in November, should they win

The Independent UK

Florida’s Republican governor unveils plan for redrawn congressional maps

Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm elections

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Trump shooting latest: Suspect charged with attempted assassination of president while Jimmy Kimmel explains his Melania joke

In his first show since President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for him to be fired over a joke, Jimmy Kimmel claimed a comment he made was being misunderstood in the wake of the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

The Independent UK

Florida is latest US state to enter redistricting war ahead of 2026 election

Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majority

The Guardian - US

A Georgia Republican Congressman Pushes To Reverse 1846 Law To Cut Democratic Power In Virginia

A Republican proposal to reshape the map of the nation's capital is gaining attention after a major political setback in Virginia, where a new redistricting plan is expected to strengthen Democrats' hold on the state's congressional delegation.

Latin Times

Trump singles out Hakeem Jeffries and Candace Owens as ‘low IQ’ in latest insults against prominent people of color

Trump shared a doctored image portraying Owens as Time magazine’s ‘Vile Person of the Year’

The Independent UK

‘We should not have started this fight’: Trump’s team scrambles to defend redistricting push as GOP grows angrier

How dare the people vote!

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‘You started this’: Hakeem Jeffries has one message for Donald Trump after losing Virginia

Virginia voters just handed Democrats a major win by narrowly approving a redistricting plan that could flip four House seats in November. The vote bypasses the state’s bipartisan commission and gives Democrats near-total control over Virginia’s congressional map. Republicans had been counting on redistricting gains to secure a House majority,…

The Mary Sue

After Virginia’s referendum, the Texas-ignited redistricting war is looking like a wash

Most Texas Republicans remained supportive of their state’s redraw even as their gains have been wiped out by California and Virginia.

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Top Democratic PAC books $22 million in ads, Republican counterpart reserves $14 million for U.S. House seats in South Texas

House Majority PAC is targeting five majority-Hispanic seats, including the 23rd Congressional District, which was recently vacated by Republican Tony Gonzales. The top Republican group is spending $13.9 million on two seats.

Latin Times

Virginia Redistricting Fight Erupts After Conservative Judge Voids Referendum, AOC Accuses Republicans of Hypocrisy

A political firestorm is unfolding in Virginia after a Republican-appointed judge struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting amendment, invalidating the results of a closely watched special election and setting up a high-stakes legal battle that could ripple far beyond the state.

The Independent UK

Top Democrat vows to take Florida next after Virginia redistricting shocks Republicans: ‘Maximum warfare’

ANALYSIS: New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has thrown down the gauntlet and is threatening Trump in his own backyard, Eric Garcia writes

Roll Call

Democrats celebrate Virginia redistricting win as Jeffries vows ‘maximum warfare’

Democrats’ narrow victory in Tuesday’s redistricting referendum in Virginia gives the party up to four pickup opportunities in the commonwealth in this year’s midterm elections. But it also puts both parties near parity in the monthslong arms race over redrawing congressional lines that has been a defining storyline of the…

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The Guardian - US

Democrats won the redistricting fight in Virginia. Was Trump’s gerrymandering war all for nothing?

The Democratic counteroffensive to GOP efforts to redraw maps sets the stage for Republicans to lose in the midterms

The Independent UK

Trump singles out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’ in latest slur against prominent person of color

Trump often uses the ‘low IQ’ insult to describe non-white individuals with whom he has clashed

Latin Times

Hakeem Jeffries Warns Florida GOP on Redistricting, Targets Eight House Republicans by Name and Promises: "Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time"

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a blunt warning after a major Democratic redistricting victory in Virginia, signaling that Florida could be next in a growing, coast-to-coast war over congressional maps.

The Guardian - US

Pentagon announces US navy secretary is leaving ‘effective immediately’ and replaced with deputy – as it happened

Amid Iran blockade, John C Phelan has been immediately replaced with undersecretary Hung Cao, says Pentagon on social media with no explanation

International Business Times

Two Other Lawmakers Could Leave Congress As a Result Of Misconduct

Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills could be the next lawmakers to leave Congress as their colleagues seek to expel them from the House.

Axios

House Democrats prepare to abandon Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick en masse

"There are going to be enough votes," one senior House Democrat told Axios.

Roll Call

At the Races: Virginia is for voters

Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire…

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