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South Carolina's Republican-controlled state Senate on May 12, 2026, rejected a White House-backed plan to redraw the state's congressional map and eliminate its only majority-Black district, currently held by Rep. James Clyburn. Five GOP senators broke ranks, citing concerns that the rushed, externally drafted map could backfire electorally and warning against federal overreach into state sovereignty — but the fight is far from over, with a possible special session and the broader post-Callais redistricting wave reshaping the national map ahead of the 2026 midterms.