Tennessee redraws map, splits Black district to boost GOP gains

Republicans in Tennessee advanced a new congressional map that breaks up the state’s lone majority-Black district centered in Memphis into three districts and further splits the Nashville area into five, in a move aimed at increasing Republican representation ahead of August primaries; Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign, protests occurred during the session, and the plan comes amid a national wave of mid-decade redistricting following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing Voting Rights Act protections.