Tennessee redraws congressional map, dissolving its majority-Black district to aid Republicans

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee approved a mid-decade redrawing of the state’s congressional map that splits Memphis and Shelby County into three districts, effectively dissolving the lone Democratic-leaning seat. Governor Bill Lee signed the bill amid protests, and Democrats vow to sue over the changes. The move comes as GOP-leaning redistricting accelerates nationwide following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act’s protections for minority voting power.