Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints

Magnolia Tribune reports that White House pressure to target Bennie Thompson’s congressional district had not become part of Reeves’ special-session call and would face major practical and legal hurdles because Mississippi had already held its 2026 congressional primaries. After Reeves’ May 13 rescission statement, the piece is best used as the constraint-side background for why congressional redistricting remains a 2027-session or later-special-session watch item rather than a settled May 20 agenda.