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Politics

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands

By The Associated Press

May 28, 2026

Republicans think they could gain as many as 14 seats from their redistricting efforts while Democrats think they could gain six seats from new districts in California and Utah.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: redistricting

Tennessee mid-decade redistricting survives first legal challenge

By Marianna Bacallao

May 26, 2026

A three-judge panel has upheld Tennessee’s new congressional map, which splits the majority-Black and longtime Democratic stronghold of Memphis across three different districts.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Anne Martin, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, congressional maps, courts, Donald Trump, Elections 2026, Gerrymandering, governor, memphis, NAACP, redistricting, special session, tnleg, tnpol

Nashville judge dismisses case against Abrego Garcia as ‘vindictive’

By Marianna Bacallao

May 22, 2026

A federal judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all charges. The court found that the government’s case against the Maryland man only came after his deportation gained national attention.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: deportations, Donald Trump, El Salvador, gangs, human smuggling, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kilmar Abrego Garcia

First challenge to Tennessee’s congressional map heard in court

By Marianna Bacallao

May 21, 2026

A three-judge panel will soon rule on whether Tennessee’s new congressional map is constitutional.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Anne Martin, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, congressional maps, courts, Donald Trump, Elections 2026, Gerrymandering, governor, memphis, NAACP, redistricting, special session, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee’s Trump approval rating drops, gubernatorial candidates lag behind outgoing Gov. Lee

By Marianna Bacallao

May 20, 2026

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen in Tennessee as more voters are thinking with their wallets ahead of the midterm elections.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: affordability, AI, Bill Lee, budget, Donald Trump, economy, Elections 2026, Healthcare, John Geer, John Rose, Josh Clinton, Marsha Blackburn, midterm elections, midterms, Monty Fritts, personal finance, tnleg, tnpol, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

U.S. Rep. Cohen drops from Tennessee congressional race after redistricting, others join

By Marianna Bacallao

May 15, 2026

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is ending his re-election campaign after Tennessee Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting plan.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Brent Taylor, Chaz Molder, Columbia, congressional maps, Donald Trump, Elections 2026, Gerrymandering, governor, John Rose, Johnny Garrett, Joshua Warren Sales, justin j. pearson, London Lamar, Lore Bergman, Marsha Blackburn, Megan Barry, memphis, redistricting, Steve Cohen, Tennessee Democratic Party, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Warner

After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?

By Stephen Fowler, NPR

May 15, 2026

Demonstrators against the redrawing of Tennessee's congressional maps following the approval of a new congressional map during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on May 7.

What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Brent Taylor, Jason Gilliam, Maury County, memphis, Ragan Grossman, redistricting, Steve Hickey, Williamson County

What Tennessee’s new redistricting map looks like from the ground

By Stephen Fowler, NPR

May 14, 2026

In Memphis, new congressional maps have split the city’s single congressional district, held by a Democrat, into three that are likely to elect Republicans in November.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Brent Taylor, memphis, redistricting, voting rights, Williamson County

Tennessee residents grapple with the aftermath of the state’s new congressional map

By Stephen Fowler|Michel Martin

May 13, 2026

In Tennessee, both parties are grappling with the aftermath of that state’s new map that splits the majority-Black Memphis into three districts that are likely to elect Republicans.

Filed Under: NPR News, Politics, WPLN News

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