Five Republicans joined all Democrats in the state senate to reject a redistricting proposal that Trump is pushing for – key US politics stories from Tuesday 12 May at a glance
As Republicans scramble to redraw congressional maps after the US supreme court rendered ineffective a major section of the civil rights law that prevented racial discrimination, South Carolina state senators have so far defied pressure to do the same.
On Tuesday afternoon, legislators in South Carolina rejected plans to follow the playbook of other Republican-controlled states, with the state’s senate voting 29-17 – two votes short of the two-thirds needed – on the proposal. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in the chamber to reject the proposal.
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Trump news at a glance: despite presidential pressure, some Republicans in South Carolina take stand against redistricting
Five Republicans joined all Democrats in the state senate to reject a redistricting proposal that Trump is pushing for – key US politics stories from Tuesday 12 May at a glance As Republicans scramble to redraw congressional maps after the US supreme court rendered ineffective a major section of...
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