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Tennessee Passes New Congressional Map, Eliminates Only Dem District
Laura Coates Live
May 8, 2026

Amid raucous protests, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.