Ossoff warned of a reckoning for the private prison staff running immigration detention under Kristi Noem's DHS. More than 500 credible abuse reports—41 physical or sexual, 14 pregnant, 18 children—have been logged. They will testify under oath as the detention scope widens.

Farage released a 76-second video claiming Jenrick boasted about opening more migrant hotels after Epping footage surfaced. Jenrick says the clip is out of context, and notes hotel numbers have fallen from almost 60,000 to 32,000 under Labour.

Texas Republicans push a controversial map to add five Republican-friendly districts and widen their House majority, despite Democrats' walkout. If approved, it goes to the Senate and Gov. Abbott, fueling national backlash and talk of counter moves in California.

Obama backs Newsom's California map, shrinking GOP seats from 9 to 5 as a measured fix against gerrymandering. California Republicans sue; plan hinges on a November special election.

Democrats lost ground to Republicans in 30 states plus DC from 2020 to 2024, a 4.5 million swing that thins the Dem lead. The shift hit men and younger voters hardest; more new voters chose Republicans in 2024, and the drift continues into 2025.

The Digest, 8/20/2025 @1100PM, CDT

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