Federal prosecutors from the District of Columbia reportedly tried and failed Tuesday to convince a grand jury to indict six Democratic lawmakers who created a video last year to urge members of the U.S. military and intelligence community to defy unlawful orders.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) sent a late-night letter on Monday to Democrats in Maryland’s General Assembly, urging the state legislators to pass a new redistricting map. The map has already passed the state’s House, but the bill now faces opposition from Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), who has refused to bring the measure...