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Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that slices into the state’s majority-Black district and will likely secure them an all-GOP federal delegation. The redraw
redraw congressional voting maps. **George Walker IV/AP** George Walker IV/AP Tennessee Republicans have passed a new congressional
Congressional Maps of the Great State of Tennessee”. Lee did not immediately confirm the statement. A new map in Tennessee is expected to net another solidly Republican district in the state, increasing Republicans’ chances
redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district [Tennessee’s](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/tennessee) Republican-dominated legislature passed redistricting maps on Thursday, eliminating the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional
Tennessee**, Republicans could redraw the map to get rid of a district around Memphis, currently represented by Democrat Steve Cohen. Republicans in **Georgia** may also try and wipe out several districts held by Democrats
map. Legislation awaiting a final vote in Alabama also would upend the state’s congressional primaries if courts allow the state to change its US House districts. In South Carolina, meanwhile, Republican lawmakers urged
Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson strongly criticised the court for departing from its usual procedure of waiting 32 days to formally issue its judgment
congressional map that created a second majority Black district has led to calls from Republicans for more last-minute redraws, particularly in Southern states. The decision triggered Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, also a Republican
redrawing the congressional districts. The vote has turned into a statewide referendum on political retribution. Seven state senators who voted against Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push now face challengers endorsed by the president