Cohen on 'shameful' Tennessee redistricting erasing his House district: 'Next stop is the courts'

"Tennessee Republicans Draw Fire for Redistricting Gambit: Rep. Steve Cohen Threatens Lawsuit" In a bold move that's sparked outrage in the Volunteer State, Tennessee Republicans have finalized a new congressional map that appears designed to dismantle Rep. Steve Cohen's (D-Tenn.) heavily Democratic district. The map, which was passed by the state legislature on Thursday, carves up Cohen's majority-Black district in a way that could potentially flip the seat to Republican control in the November elections. Rep. Cohen, the lone Democrat in Tennessee's nine-member House delegation, has vowed to take legal action against the new map, calling it "shameful" and accusing Republicans of bowing to pressure from former President Trump. As the 2024 elections heat up, Cohen's district is just one of many battlegrounds in the fight for control of Congress.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) vowed legal action Thursday after Tennessee passed a new House map that carves up his majority-Black congressional district in an effort to flip his seat red in November. Cohen, the lone Democrat in Tennessee’s nine-member House delegation, called the new map “shameful” and criticized Republicans for heeding President Trump’s call to...