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Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to push through a plan later today that would carve up a majority-Black congressional district.** The move would reshape the electoral map to the GOP’s advantage

Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?

majority-Black districts, while stripping away the ability to challenge those racist, anti-Black maps in court,” it said in a statement. Warnock, a member of the caucus, said the ruling gutted the protections that

Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seat

majority-Black Shelby County. It also divides Maury County, likely delivering a more favorable district to Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), who is on[the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s target list](https://dccc.org/2026-red-to-blue/).

How the SCOTUS voting rights ruling could affect Congress, according to Eric Holder

majority-Black congressional district, was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." The high court's ruling reinterprets longstanding protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in places with racially polarized voting. According to experts

New Florida map boosts Republican seats amid national redistricting fight

redistricting flurry. Still, Democrats are seen as having an advantage over Republicans in the November legislative elections, despite the tightening margins. Florida’s vote comes after the US Supreme Court [ruled](/news/2026/4/29/us-top-court-voids-louisiana-voting-map-amid-national-redistricting-fight) that a Congressional