Georgia advances congressional maps in favor of GOP despite concerns over law

Republican lawmakers in Georgia pushed forward Tuesday with a congressional map proposal that keeps a 9-5 Republican majority for House seats, which Democrats claim violates a federal court order.

The map, introduced Friday, will split Rep. Lucy McBath’s (D-Ga.) northeast Atlanta district and create a new west Atlanta district to follow a court order after a judge ruled the state’s congressional boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act.

The proposal passed the state Senate...