"With just over eight months until Election Day, the shifting sands of the redistricting battles have largely settled, with congressional districts now mostly set for what will be a very tightly contested battle for control of the House of Representatives.

In what both parties say is likely to be the final court case before November, Democrats were dealt a setback in South Carolina on Thursday, with the state now set to hold elections under maps that Democrats argue are unfair and will tilt the South Carolina delegation toward Republicans."