South Carolina Senate Republicans rejected President Donald Trump’s call to enter the mid-decade redistricting fight and draw new congressional maps Tuesday.
The effort failed in a 29-17 vote, falling short of the two-thirds threshold required to suspend the legislature’s scheduled adjournment and allow lawmakers to remain in session beyond the end of the legislative year as Republicans weighed a possible redraw ahead of the midterms.
The decision undercuts a push backed by Trump, who this week encouraged the state’s legislators to postpone congressional primaries and revisit the state’s map following a recent US Supreme Court ruling, which spurred a new ...