Texas is on the verge of triggering a nationwide redistricting showdown as its Republican-led legislature prepares to approve a new congressional map that could deliver five additional seats to the GOP.

Safety is again front and center at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday morning following the deadly attacks on lawmakers more than two months ago, and last month's incident where a naked man was found inside Senate chambers.

The grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration was about to begin but lawmakers and staff members were allowed to remain inside the Capitol.

Michael Sullivan was just settling into his role as chief of the Capitol Police when President Donald Trump shined a bright light on law enforcement in the nation’s capital. Trump’s move to exert emergency powers over local police and deploy the National Guard has been felt throughout the District, as Sullivan can attest.

House Oversight Committee chair James Comer in a statement Monday said the Justice Department would start to turn over Jeffrey Epstein-related materials this Friday — less than two weeks after the Kentucky Republican transmitted a subpoena to the agency to demand access to documents connected to the deceased financier and sex offender.

Security at the Capitol complex has been under renewed scrutiny in recent weeks following the assassination of the Hortmans. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, where also shot in their homes but survived their injuries. The alleged shooter, Vance Boelter, is in federal custody on charges in those incidents.

The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

The 2026 midterms are expected to be a good year for Ohio Democrats, but while the Republican field is pretty well set, only a few Dems have filed to run for statewide office. Sherrod Brown's announced candidacy for the U.