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.

In a fiery exchange on the House floor, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer called out Democrats for their direct and indirect involvement with pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — noting how House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' fundraising team solicited him for donations and a private meeting in 2013 — five years after being convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution.