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weekly RecapMay 4 - May 10, 2026

Generated May 11, 2026, 12:31 AM

Sources

https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/07/visual-the-partisan-lean-of-tennessees-proposed-new-u-s-house-map/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/tennessee-republicans-pass-new-map-erasing-majority-black-us-house-district-2026-05-07/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5868361-tennessee-approves-gop-house-map-redistricting-2026/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/tennessee-approves-new-congressional-map-in-latest-redistricting-flurry
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/05/trump-backed-candidates-romp-to-wins-in-indiana-senate-races/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-strikes-back-gop-lawmakers-opposed-president-redistricting-pay-price
https://www.wfyi.org/statewide/2026-05-05/trump-backed-challengers-defeat-indiana-senators-who-blocked-redistricting-push
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-894984
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/trump-reviews-iranian-peace-proposal-warns-strikes-could-resume
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-supreme-court-redistricting-congressional-map-democrats/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/virginia-supreme-court-blocks-democratic-drawn-congressional-map-voter-rcna342687
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/virginia-redistricting-supreme-court.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/white-house-opted-against-televised-address-about-iran-ceasefire-us-officials-2026-04-10/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/middleeast/us-iran-ceasefire-explainer-war-intl-hnk
https://www.csda.net/blogs/morgan-leskody/2026/05/04/federal-legislative-updates-week-of-may-4-2026
https://www.wcpinst.org/source/weekly-legislative-update-may-4-2026/
https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/donald-trump/2026
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/
https://politicaltemperature.com/
https://politicaltemperature.com/recap/daily/2026-05-09
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/07/tenn-passes-new-potential-9-0-gop-u-s-house-map-eight-days-after-scotus-guts-voting-rights-act/
https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/fundraising-totals
https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/congressional-investigations-2026.html

Temperature

82.6avgcooling

Low: 76.3High: 85.6

Breaking Events

6 critical4 major2 moderate

Top Stories

Tennessee Republicans Approve Congressional Map Splitting Majority-Black District
1d in top 10 · avg heat 28.7
Indiana Senate Primary Election Results Show Trump's Influence
1d in top 10 · avg heat 27.9
Trump Rejects Iran's Peace Proposal
1d in top 10 · avg heat 26.1
Emerging: Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Democratic Congressional Map
1d in top 10 · avg heat 20.9
Trump Announces Ceasefire Amid Iran Conflict
1d in top 10 · avg heat 20.6

Sub-Index Averages

volume

39.5

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friction

35.1

rhetoric

65.8

intensity

58.8

polarization

35.2