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

Such a move could reshape the electoral map ahead of the midterms by carving up a majority-Black congressional district

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Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to push through a plan later today that would carve up a majority-Black congressional district.

Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note was released Wednesday. A federal judge has unsealed an alleged suicide note by Jeffrey Epstein, the first time the document has been made public.

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Republican politicians in Tennessee released a new congressional voting map that could go into effect before the midterm elections this November. The proposed map would eliminate the state’s only Democratic-controlled district by carving up a majority-Black voting bloc based in Memphis.

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