Memphis’ newly redrawn district is the state’s most closely watched congressional race in Tennessee.
Memphis congressional candidate Brent Taylor won’t say how many times he sent unsolicited nudes
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, has acknowledged sending unsolicited nude photos of himself to multiple women as recently as 2021, but he won’t say how many times it happened or with how many people.
The legal and political implications of Blackburn’s ‘Not Like Us’ AI video
Blackburn herself has championed anti-AI legislation to safeguard the intellectual property of songwriters.
One year in, has the Memphis Safe Task Force made the city safer?
When President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Memphis, crime was already at a 25-year low. To date, the Memphis Safe Task Force has made nearly 23,000 arrests, most for nonviolent crimes.
ICE arrests 100+ people in Memphis raid, immigrant advocates say
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 people in Memphis over the weekend — the largest raid in the city’s history, according to the local immigrant rights group 901 Vecindarios.
Thousands of Memphians without power after strong weekend storm
A severe bow echo storm initially knocked out power for 140,000 customers in Memphis. Full restoration is expected to take several days.
Trump-backed state Sen. Taylor to face ‘Tennessee Three’ Pearson in redrawn Memphis district
Two state lawmakers will go head-to-head for Memphis’ former congressional district. Tennessee Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, won the GOP primary and could now flip the seat red under the new District 9 map. In the general election, he’ll face state Rep. Justin J. Person, D-Memphis, of the “Tennessee Three.”
How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting
These maps show that the redistricting battle President Trump initiated has so far had a particular impact on largely Black congressional districts in Republican-led states.








