South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map

The Story

The South Carolina Senate has rejected a Republican plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts, a push supported by President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, a federal court blocked a Republican-backed congressional map in Alabama, ruling it intentionally discriminated based on race.

Key Facts

• The South Carolina Senate declined to cancel already-begun congressional primaries and schedule new ones under revised districts designed to help Republicans oust a longtime Democrat.
• Republican state Sen. Richard Cash said it was too late to stop an election already underway.
• In Alabama, a three-judge federal panel issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Republican-drawn map that included only one Black-majority district, ordering continued use of a court-imposed map with two districts with significant Black populations.
• Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall vowed a quick appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Republicans have enacted new House districts in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, and Tennessee.
• Democrats said they could win five additional seats from new districts in California and one from Utah.
• The Louisiana House could vote on a new map that could eliminate a seat held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields.
• The Congressional Black Caucus called on major corporations to oppose redistricting efforts that eliminate majority-Black districts.
• More than 32,000 votes had been cast in South Carolina by 1 p.m. Tuesday on the first day of early voting for the June 9 primary.
• U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, whose district Republicans aimed to reshape, insisted he would run for reelection regardless of the district’s makeup.

Conflicting Reports

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Still Unclear

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Misconceptions

No widespread misconceptions addressed in the source article.

Key Figures

• President Donald Trump
• South Carolina state Sen. Richard Cash (Republican)
• Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (Republican)
• Marina Jenkins, executive director of the National Redistricting Foundation
• U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (Democrat, South Carolina)
• South Carolina state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey (Republican)
• U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields (Democrat, Louisiana)

Sources: abcnews.com