RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to redraw the state’s congressional districts — part of a nationwide, Republican-led effort to help the GOP maintain control of Congress in 2026.

The Senate Elections Committee approved a new congressional map released last week by legislative leaders — the first official step in a process expected to give North Carolina Republicans another seat in Congress.

Protesters at the meeting accused lawmakers of racism, saying the changes would oust one of the state’s three Black members of Congress by carving up parts of eastern North Carolina with large Black populations.

If approved, the map would eliminate the state’s only competitive U.S. House district — currently held by Democrat Rep. Don Davis — and make it Republican-l

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