Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

* Redistricting fights took several notable steps on Tuesday, though not in the same direction. In South Carolina, for example, the Republican-led state Senate rejected an effort to eliminate Democratic Rep. James Clyburn’s seat, rebuffing Donald Trump’s demands, at least for now.

Opponents of racially motivated gerrymandering also received some good news on Tuesday morning when a federal court blocked Alabama Republicans from using a new GOP-friendly district map for this year’s elections. State officials are expected to appeal this defeat to the Supreme Court.

On the other hand, Republican officials received some good news, too: In Florida, a state judge rejected an effort to block the state’s newly gerrymandered map, which was designed to deliver four more GOP seats in the House. Hours earlier, a federal judge also turned away an attempt to block Tennessee’s new district map.

* In Texas’ Democratic congressional primaries, two incumbent members of Congress lost: Rep. Al Green came up short against Rep. Christian Menefee in a member versus member primary, while former Rep. Colin Allred defeated incumbent Rep. Julie Johnson in their Dallas-area district.

* Speaking of members of Congress losing in Texas, Republican Rep. Chip Roy lost in his state attorney general primary, falling to Mayes Middleton, a conservative state senator.

* Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. hasn’t cast a vote since early March, and there have been many questions about the medical issues that have kept him away, but the New Jersey congressman is starting to reach out to members and journalists ahead of his apparent return to public life.

* In related news, Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson was away from Capitol Hill for nearly a month after a surgical procedure, but the Florida congresswoman is ready to return, saying she’s still running for re-election.

* Trump has taken a newfound interest in South Carolina’s state attorney general’s race, denouncing longtime prosecutor David Pascoe, who switched parties last year to become a Republican. The president’s grudge apparently stems from 2020, when Pascoe endorsed Joe Biden.

* And in Maryland, Democrats are moving forward with new redistricting plans, though their plans, if approved, would take effect in the 2028 election cycle, not this year.

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