School Safety Crackdown: Graduation weekend in Memphis and across Tennessee stayed under heightened security after reported “swatting” hoax threats, with the state confirming multiple incidents and local districts coordinating with law enforcement as lockdowns were lifted. Redistricting Fight: Tennessee’s GOP map battle is moving through court—AG Jonathan Skrmetti is pushing to pause NAACP litigation until a three-judge panel is set—while lawmakers defend the new congressional lines that dismantled the state’s last majority-Black district, sparking protests and “Jim Crow 2.0” chants. National Pressure on Power: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries urged other Democratic states to pursue aggressive mid-decade redistricting after Supreme Court Voting Rights Act fallout, as North Carolina Democrats dropped a gerrymandering suit following the same legal shift. Public Safety & Accountability: Sen. Marsha Blackburn demanded a Secret Service personnel audit after repeated security failures and misconduct scandals. Local Life: Nashville pedestrian advocates rallied over rising 2026 deaths, while Tennessee also marked Nuclear Family Month amid culture-war headlines.