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This Tennessee Department of Correction photo shows inmate Tony Carruthers. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)

Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers, whose defenders question trial fairness

By Travis Loller - Associated Press

FILE - An attendee holds a poster of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally, Sept. 30, 2025, in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett, File)

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

By R.J. Rico - Associated Press

Construction continues on a new enclosed stadium for the Tennessee Titans NFL football team in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) **FILE**

NFL to hold 2030 Super Bowl in Nashville, 2028 draft in Minneapolis

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., of Memphis, testifies before a Senate Judiciary committee during a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. congressional voting maps Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) ** FILE **

Dem Rep. Steve Cohen suspends campaign after Tennessee redraws his district

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Mandy Cook, left, and Cheryl Woodard, hold signs during a rally against a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Voter confusion, headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw U.S. House seats

By John Hanna and Jack Brook - Associated Press

A portion of Shotwell Street in Memphis, Tenn., that is now a dividing line between two newly-redrawn congressional districts, is seen Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Republicans seize momentum in redistricting battle for U.S. House seats ahead of midterm elections

By Kim Chandler, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

From Alabama to New York, states are racing to redraw their congressional maps after a bombshell Supreme Court ruling gutted a key Voting Rights Act protection. Washington Times national politics reporter Susan Ferrechio breaks down what's happening state by state.

WATCH: How a Supreme Court bombshell is redrawing the congressional map before November

The Tennessee Capitol in Nashville is seen, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee Republicans pass congressional map that eliminates Democrat-leaning district

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, center, marches with protesters before a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps, in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

South Carolina joins Southern redistricting push after Supreme Court ruling on minority districts

By Jeffrey Collins, Travis Loller, Kim Chandler and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Charles Uffelman yells during a rally against the special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing U.S. House district covering majority-Black Memphis

By Travis Loller and Kim Chandler and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

People protest against a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing U.S. House district covering majority-Black Memphis

By Travis Loller, Kim Chandler and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Voters cast their ballots in Oak Creek, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Redistricting fight moves to New York and three southern states

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling

By Kim Chandler and Travis Loller - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law Chair Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a hearing on AI deepfakes, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sen. Blackburn urges Tennessee to add GOP seat in Memphis

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A state Senators laptop displays a proposed Congressional Redistricting Plan during debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Tennessee's Nate Ament gets a hug from head coach Rick Barnes after fouling out during the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Michigan, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tennessee forward Nate Ament declares for the NBA draft after 1 season

Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2015, photo released by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a female bear climbs a Chinese chestnut tree in the Twin Creeks area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. In what amounts to an innocence project for bears, National Park Service rangers are turning to modern forensic technology, including DNA evidence, to make sure they kill the right bear when a human is attacked in the mountains. (Great Smoky Mountains National Park via AP) **FILE**

Bear incidents close trail at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A well-wisher places flowers at a makeshift memorial set up for Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA headquarters, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg celebrates after defeating Tennessee in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Lendeborg, unselfish Michigan beat Tennessee in Midwest Regional Final to roll into Final Four

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press