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Tennessee Republicans pass new House map to break up state's lone Democratic seat
Tennessee Republicans have passed a new congressional map that dismantles the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House seat, splitting Nashville's district among three Republican-leaning constituencies. The move comes days after the Supreme Court curtailed the Voting Rights Act's power to challenge racially discriminatory redistricting, making Tennessee the first state to act under the relaxed legal landscape. The decision signals how quickly Republican-controlled legislatures may move to redraw maps now that a key legal guardrail has been weakened.
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