The Sutherland Institute poll found that most Utahns want an independent redistricting body as the Utah GOP seeks to repeal Prop 4.

An approaching primary election was a factor in Thursday’s Supreme Court decision to set aside a lower court’s ruling that had blocked the Republican-backed map from taking effect. A key question moving forward is whether the lines were redrawn based on race or partisan politics.

The race to redraw congressional maps ahead of next year’s midterm elections continues, following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Texas. Justices on Thursday overturned a lower court’s ruling that found some redrawn voting lines were racially discriminatory or gerrymandered.

The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts.

The court ruled in favor of the map, which could flip five Democratically held seats in Congress to Republican control.

Just yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas to move forward with its newly drawn gerrymandered congressional maps.

Candidates have until Monday to file to run in the primary election. Many have been waiting for the legal battle to play out before doing so.

T he draw for next year’s World Cup will begin at 12 p.m. ET today, with billions of soccer fans around the globe expected to tune in. President Donald Trump will attend the ceremony at the Kennedy Center alongside a star-studded lineup of athletes, musicians and political figures.