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Rallies Planned in Southern States to Protest Redistricting
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (26+ words) Numerous protests are planned for Saturday after the Supreme Court's narrowing of the Voting Rights Act prompted many southern states to begin redrawing their congressional maps....
Rep. Norman to Newsmax: Rep. Clyburn Not What S. C. Is About
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (199+ words) By Sam Barron "|" Wednesday, 13 May 2026 09: 25 PM EDT Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S. C. , on Newsmax on Wednesday criticized South Carolina state senators who refuse to support redistricting the state's congressional maps to eliminate its lone Democratic seat. Five state Senate Republicans joined…...
Mc Master Expected to Revive S. C. Redistricting Fight With Special Session
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (522+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Wednesday, 13 May 2026 03: 57 PM EDT South Carolina Gov. Henry Mc Master is expected to call lawmakers back into a special session later this week to revive a stalled Republican push to redraw the state's congressional map, according to…...
S. C. Supreme Court Overturns Murdaugh's Murder Convictions
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (408+ words) JEFFREY COLLINS Wednesday, 13 May 2026 10: 51 AM EDT The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son. In a unanimous ruling, the…...
Rep. Norman to Newsmax: S. C. Districts Should Be Drawn Fairly
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (456+ words) By Nicole Weatherholtz "|" Monday, 11 May 2026 10: 20 AM EDT Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S. C. , told Newsmax on Monday that South Carolina's congressional districts should be redrawn more fairly, saying the current map is confusing, outdated, and fails to reflect the state's conservative voters....
Tennessee State Rep. Johnny Garrett to Newsmax: New Map Will Help Trump Agenda
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (392+ words) By Theodore Bunker "|" Friday, 08 May 2026 12: 50 PM EDT Tennessee Republican state Rep. Johnny Garrett on Friday defended the controversial congressional redistricting push as lawmakers approved"a new map designed to give the GOP control of all nine of the state's U. S. House…...
Memphis Lawmaker Calls for City Secession After Map Vote
1+ week, 1+ day ago (519+ words) By Jim Thomas "|" Thursday, 07 May 2026 10: 34 PM EDT A Tennessee Democrat on Thursday called for Memphis to secede from the state after Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map that splits Tennessee's only majority-Black district into three parts. The…...
Report: Red States Gain $2. 2 T as Blue States Lose $2 T
1+ week, 1+ day ago (444+ words) By Solange Reyner "|" Thursday, 07 May 2026 10: 07 PM EDT States won by President Donald Trump in the 2024 election collectively gained more than $2. 2 trillion in adjusted gross income from interstate migration between 2012 and 2023, while states won by Vice President Kamala Harris lost nearly…...
Tennessee Lawmakers to Vote on New US House Map Sought by Trump That Carves Up Memphis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (661+ words) TRAVIS LOLLER, KIM CHANDLER, JEFFREY COLLINS and DAVID A. LIEB Thursday, 07 May 2026 12: 19 PM EDT Republican lawmakers in Tennessee forged ahead with a plan Thursday that could carve up a majority-Black congressional district, reshaping it to the GOP's advantage as part of…...
S. C. Joins Southern Redistricting Push After Supreme Court Ruling
1+ week, 2+ day ago (922+ words) JEFFREY COLLINS, TRAVIS LOLLER, KIM CHANDLER and DAVID A. LIEB Wednesday, 06 May 2026 07: 21 AM EDT An election-year redistricting movement has spread to South Carolina as Republicans attempt to redraw majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become susceptible because of a U. S. Supreme Court…...