Tennessee GOP moves to pass map eliminating state's lone Democratic seat

Tennessee Republicans are set to vote Thursday on a new congressional map that would carve up Memphis and likely hand the GOP all nine of the state's House seats. It's a rapid redistricting push launched just days after the Supreme Court weakened part of the Voting Rights Act.

The proposal released Wednesday would split Shelby County into three congressional districts and redraw the state's only majority-Black district, currently represented by Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis. Republican leaders expect the map to clear the legislature quickly, according to The New York Times.