Tennessee passes new congressional map likely to flip final Dem seat as protests erupt inside Capitol

Tennessee lawmakers passed a new congressional map Thursday that sets up a potential flip of the state's final Democratic seat.

The push to redraw Tennessee’s congressional lines could erase the state’s final Democratic foothold in Washington, cementing a 9-0 Republican delegation and raising concerns about the future of Black voter representation in Memphis.

Despite vocal disruptions from Democratic lawmakers, the Republican-controlled legislature passed the map, advancing the measure to Gov.