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  View in browser   BY  ZACH MONTELLARO People line up to cast their in-person absentee ballots in South Carolina in 2020. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images INTERPRETIVE DANCE   —   One of the biggest cases on the Supreme Court’s docket next term is  Moore v. Harper  . At its core, it is yet another fight over North Carolina’s congressional maps. But this is one that will likely have far reaching effects beyond the state’s boundaries. Boiled down to its essence, Republicans in North Carolina are pushing the nation’s highest court to invalidate a state court’s redistricting decision under a constitutional interpretation referred to as the “independent state   legislature” theory. The theory revolves around the Elections Clause of the Constitution, which reads that “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof,” subject to regulations from Congress. Propo...

  View in browser   BY  MYAH WARD With help from Jeremy White Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman speaks at a rally in Erie, Pa. | Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo STAGE FRIGHT  — Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman   finally committed today   to one debate with celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz , after weeks of pressure in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the nation. Oz, who is trailing in the polls, has hammered on the issue, questioning the Democrat’s ability to debate after Fetterman suffered a stroke in May. As he continues to recover, Fetterman’s campaign is looking into the possibility of a closed-captioning monitor   to accommodate his issues with auditory processing. Whatever form the forum takes, Pennsylvanians won’t see multiple debates like in years past — Fetterman is only committing to a single debate sometime next month, though he didn’t specify a date in his exclusive interview with POLITICO’s Holly Otterbein. Across the country, it’s be...