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AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: U.S. Congressional District maps are displayed as the Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting meets to hear invited testimony on Congressional plan C2308 at the Texas State Capitol on August 6, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The meeting adjourned early due to a lack of attendees for testimony. Earlier this week, Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an attempt to protest and deny quorum for votes on the proposed Republican redistricting plan, which would secure five additional GOP seats in the U.S. House. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove lawmakers who do not return and has asked the Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leaders who fled the state. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Federal court blocks Texas from using newly drawn congressional maps

A three-judge District Court panel has ruled against implementing Texas’ new congressional maps for the 2026 midterms, dealing a major setback to Republicans who were looking to net more seats and maintain their narrow House majority in the upcoming election.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 6: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) departs a Democratic luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on November 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers continue to negotiate as the government shutdown reaches its 37th day, the longest in U.S. history. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Senate green-lights Epstein Files Transparency Act

The Senate has agreed by unanimous consent to approve the House of Representatives’ newly passed bill, officially sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson transmits the bill to the upper chamber.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: A podium is seen prior to a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to vote today on the legislation, which instructs the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files related to the late accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House passes bill to release Epstein Files

In a rare display of bipartisan unity, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill aimed at releasing the “Jeffrey Epstein files.”