Jana J. Pruet, a freelance writer, discusses a rift between President Donald Trump and parts of his MAGA base over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Read the full article by Jana J. Pruet at overbycenter.com/news-and-analy…

By Nicholas Riccardi and Nadia Lathan for The Associated Press. U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes. That makes him a target for Republicans, who are poised to redraw the state’s congressional maps this coming week.

By Sonny Albarado for Arkansas Advocate. A federal appeals court on Monday overturned a lower court ruling that had prevented enforcement of an Arkansas law limiting the number of voters someone can assist at the polls.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was the headliner for “All In on Mississippi,” a half-day economic development summit in downtown Jackson backed by JPMorgan and seven local sponsors. Read the full article by Jake Batsell at overbycenter.com/news-and-analy…

By María Méndez for The Texas Tribune More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from redrawing congressional districts maps that could help the GOP flip five Democratic seats during the 2026 midterm elections.

By Charles Mitchell for The Overby Center Give Florida credit. There, Gov. Ron DeSantis foreshadowed D.C.’s decision to punish public broadcasting for its left-leaning newscasts when he vetoed 70 percent of Florida’s public broadcast funding last year. overbycenter.com/news-and-analy…

By Markus Schmidt for Virginia Mercury The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated collective bargaining agreements for most of its unionized workforce, citing a need to better serve veterans and implement long-stalled management reforms.

By Cindy Ramirez for El Paso Matters The Immigration and Customs Enforcement East Montana site on Fort Bliss land began taking in detainees Aug. 1 and now holds about 1,000 men. Its capacity is expected to grow to about 5,000 detainees, including women, in the near future.

By Jacob Fischler for Louisiana Illuminator President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement.

By Natalia Contreras for The Texas Tribune After years of using a touchscreen machine to mark their ballots, voters in at least three Texas counties will be asked instead to make their selections directly on the paper ballots, by hand, starting in November.

As Mississippi celebrates the 100th anniversary of Medgar Evers’s birth, the Overby Center will host a panel discussion titled, “Only a Pawn in Their Game: Bob Dylan, Medgar Evers and the Delta Folk Jubilee of 1963,” on Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Overby Center Auditorium.

Tony Pederson, managing fellow of the Overby Center, discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Read the full article by Tony Pederson at overbycenter.com/news-and-analy…

By Alex Nguyen for The Texas Tribune NY A.G. Letitia James said she will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit, escalating a national fight between states with restricted abortion access and ones that are defending practitioners who offer services to out-of-state women

A student support fund has been established in the Overby Center in honor of Rose Jackson Flenorl (’79), manager of global citizenship at the FedEx Corporation and an alumna of the University of Mississippi. Read the full article by Emily O'Reilly at overbycenter.com/news-and-analy…

The Overby Center will host a panel discussion on Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. with Jerry Mitchell, Dr. R.J. Morgan, and Reena Evers-Everette. A new documentary film on Soggy Sweat’s iconic Whiskey Speech will be presented on Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Overby Center Auditorium.

By Kathryn Watson for CBS News President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Monday mobilizing federal law enforcement agents to Memphis, Tenn., as part of a task force that will include the Tennessee National Guard, the latest planned deployment in his effort to combat crime

By Cassandra Stephenson for Tennessee Lookout A federally funded program that would have provided $156 million to low-income Tennessee families for solar panel installation has been terminated, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced last Friday.

By Andrea Tinker for Alabama Reflector A pre-filed constitutional amendment requires school boards to set time for the Pledge of Allegiance or lose school funding, also requires votes on whether they would allow employees and students to pray and read religious texts in school.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, a conservative Democrat, and his wife are under indictment on charges of bribery, fraud, and money laundering. Speculation about Cuellar might switch parties to become a Republican in exchange for a pardon. Carlos Sanchez examines the issues.

By Mike Cason for AL.com. Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday morning that she has asked the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to expand the patrol area for state troopers assigned to the capitol complex to include other parts of downtown Montgomery.