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Redistricting push stalls

South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's House map while early primary voting puts voters and Clyburn's district in play

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South Carolina's Senate rejected a Trump-backed push to redraw congressional maps after early voting had begun, while a federal panel in Alabama blocked a GOP map that would remove one Black-majority district. The next tests are Alabama's Supreme Court appeal path and South Carolina's June 9 primary.

  1. Frame 1South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's House map while early primary voting puts voters and Clyburn's district in play.
  2. Frame 2The plan would cancel primaries and redraw Jim Clyburn's district to help Republicans gain a seat.
  3. Frame 3Republican Sen. Richard Cash said he would not stop an election South Carolinians had already started.
  4. Frame 4In Alabama, a three-judge federal panel blocked a GOP map that would cut one Black-majority district.
  5. Frame 5Alabama Republicans said they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, keeping the map fight alive.
  6. Frame 6Next pressure point: Alabama's appeal and South Carolina's June 9 primary test midterm map rewrites.
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May 26, 8:08 PM EDT
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