Tennessee House Punishes Democrats Over Protest Against New GOP-Drafted Map

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton removed Democrats from all standing committees after they protested the GOP’s new congressional map, which eliminates the state’s sole majority-Black district and is expected to yield a 9-0 Republican delegation; the move targets lawmakers for disruptive conduct during a special session and comes amid ongoing lawsuits questioning the legality of mid-decade redistricting and Black representation in Tennessee.