Tennessee

A state lawmaker in Tennessee called for Memphis to leave the state over a new congressional map favoring Republicans.

Tennessee Republican lawmakers unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday that would eliminate the state's only Democratic-held seat, acting days after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for partisan redistricting.

The governors of Alabama and Tennessee have called a special session for lawmakers to redraw congressional maps.

President Donald Trump called Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday and pressed him to redraw the state's congressional maps, a move that could eliminate the state's only Democratic House seat, held by Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) signed a bill earlier this month recognizing June as "Nuclear Family Month."

The Tennessee Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make it a state crime for illegal immigrants to remain in the Volunteer State after a federal deportation order, setting up a potential showdown with federal immigration law.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has introduced legislation to lower the U.S. flag to half staff in honor of Holy Week, specifically Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

A Tennessee library board voted 8-3 Monday to fire its director after she refused to move transgender-themed books from the children's section to the adult section, triggering a meltdown among leftist activists who packed the meeting hall in force.

An underground tunnel project connecting downtown Nashville to Nashville International Airport moved forward Wednesday.

Vanderbilt Health announced that it will stop providing transgender surgeries for adults.