South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's push for new congressional maps

Key Points:

• South Carolina senators rejected a Republican plan to redraw congressional districts and cancel ongoing primary votes, citing it was too late to change as early voting had already begun.
• A federal court in Alabama blocked a GOP-backed congressional map for racial discrimination, ordering the use of a court-imposed map that includes two Black-majority districts; Alabama’s Attorney General plans to appeal.
• The redistricting efforts are part of a broader Republican strategy, encouraged by Trump, to reshape districts ahead of the midterms to maintain a House majority, leveraging a recent Supreme Court ruling weakening minority protections.
• Democrats and civil rights groups condemned the GOP’s redistricting moves as attempts to undermine equal representation for communities of color, with calls for opposition from corporations and public figures.
• South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn vowed to run for reelection despite efforts to reshape his district, criticizing the White House’s pressure to bypass established redistricting processes and constitutional norms.