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Jeffries Calls On Half-Dozen Democratic States To Start 'Aggressive' Redistricting Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday named six Democratic states he wants to join New York in pursuing mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2028 election—a longer-term play as both parties have raced to redraw maps before the November 2026 midterms. “It’s going to be incredibly important that states like New York, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland and Illinois are aggressive in moving forward to ensure that there’s a fair national map,...

Trump To Deliver Final Midterm Pitch At Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times,President Trump will deliver remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Nov. 2, a day before the midterms, according to a White House official.The address is expected to serve as Trump's final campaign message, aiming to help Republicans retain control of Congress.The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was among the renovation projects Trump initiated this year. The pool reopened on June 9 but was closed after July 4th celebrations due to damage....

Swedish Police Veteran Warns Islamization Is Replacing Gang Violence As Country's Defining Threat Via Remix News, A veteran Swedish police officer says tougher criminal laws have sharply improved security in Uppsala, but warns that Islamization and parallel social structures now pose a deeper long-term threat. Maria Rosander, a police officer of 17 years and Sweden Democrat group leader in Uppsala, told Samnytt that conditions for officers had changed dramatically since shootings and explosions reached crisis levels. “From a police point of view, it’s like night and day,” she said. Rosander credited tougher sentences, expanded surveillance, better...