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🚨South Carolina House Passes New Map Aimed at Forcing Out Clyburn🚨

The #SouthCarolina House passed a congressional map that aims to eliminate the seat now held by #JamesClyburn, a powerful #Black #Democrat.

The map will eliminate the state’s ONLY Democratic seat at the urging of #Trump.

Among the changes is a significant shift of the Sixth District currently represented by Democratic power broker James E. Clyburn.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/south-carolina-redistricting-map-clyburn.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

South Carolina House Passes New Map Aimed at Forcing Out Clyburn

The changes include a redraw of the congressional district held by James E. Clyburn, the Democratic power broker. The map now goes to the State Senate.

The New York Times

The appeals court’s finding has nevertheless been cited elsewhere, with #Mississippi making a similar argument in another appeal over its state legislative map. #SCOTUS also sent that case back for reconsideration on Monday.

Justice #KetanjiBrownJackson dissented from the decision, writing that both rulings should have been reversed.

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In every instance, party leaders seek a viselike grip on #power. The result will be elected officials who are less representative of all the people in the states they represent.

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia congressional map drawn by Democrats

The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s order Friday leaves in place a 4-3 ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that struck down a constitutional amendment redrawing congressional districts that voters narrowly passed just last month. It is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition that was kicked off last year by President Donald Trump urging Republican-controlled states to redraw their lines. It was supercharged by a recent Supreme Court ruling severely weakening the Voting Rights Act that opened up even more winnable seats for the GOP.

AP News

The treatments were effective enough for him to return home, attend #NBA events in #LosAngeles & attend a game at his alma mater, #Stanford.

But the cancer returned recently, & #JasonCollins died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

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#JasonCollins, the first openly #gay #NBA player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, died from brain #cancer, family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Collins told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer.

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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47

Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.

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#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.

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