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Uproar in Tennessee after new congressional map is approved that erases majority Black district

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Uproar in Tennessee after new congressional map is approved that erases majority Black district – CBS News Watch CBS News Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved a new congressional map to carve up the state’s lone Democratic represented district. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Tennessee approves congressional map carving up majority-Black district

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Tennessee approves congressional map carving up majority-Black district – CBS News Watch CBS News Tennessee lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Thursday that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district

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Tennessee became the latest state to redraw its congressional map, breaking up a majority-Black district and adding to a national controversy over mid-decade redistricting. The move came after last week’s Supreme Court ruling, which limited lawmakers’ ability to take race into account when drawing districts. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Tennessee lawmakers approve new congressional map that dissolves majority Black district

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Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November.  The new map will now go to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who called the lawmakers into a special … Read more

Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state’s lone majority-Black district

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Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature passed a new congressional map splitting up the state’s lone majority-Black district, swiftly responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s major redistricting ruling last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The redrawn district lines, which Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign into … Read more

Trump admin targets nation’s second-largest school district in investigation of sexual misconduct policies

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Education announced that its Office for Civil Rights has launched a probe into the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) “for policies that appear to automatically reassign teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students… to another school.” “OCR will determine whether the District’s … Read more

Former ICE official loses GOP primary in key battleground district Republicans are hoping to flip

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Madison Sheahan finished third in her Ohio Republican congressional primary Tuesday night, handing ICE critics a talking point but leaving Republican officials convinced they have the right candidate to flip a battleground seat. Sheahan’s loss to former state Rep. Derek … Read more

Republican Derek Merrin projected to win Ohio’s 9th District primary, will face Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in November

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Derek Merrin won the Republican primary in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projected, setting up a rematch against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in what’s expected to be one of the most contested House races of the year.  Kaptur, the longest serving woman in Congress, has held the seat since 1983.  Merrin, … Read more