South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster called a special session Thursday for state lawmakers to tackle redistricting ahead of the midterm elections . A new map is expected to eliminate the state’s only majority-minority district, which is held by Rep. James Clyburn , a key Democratic power broker. “I have issued an Executive Order calling the General Assembly back for an extra legislative session to address the state budget and congressional districts,” McMaster said Thursday evening on X . He said the special session would begin Friday morning. McMaster initially chose not to set a special session , but he changed course after the Republican-led state Senate rejected a measure this week to extend its current session to take up a redrawn map, despite pressure from President Donald Trump. South Carolina is one of a spate of Southern states rushing to redraw their maps to create more Republican-leaning seats after the U.S.…