Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip four House seats

A senator's laptop displays a congressional redistricting plan during debate before its passage in the Florida Senate.

A senator’s laptop displays a congressional redistricting plan during debate before its passage in the Florida Senate. Mike Stewart/AP

Mike Stewart/AP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers have approved a new congressional map that could position Republicans to win four additional U.S. House seats in the midterm elections in November.

The 21-17 vote for final passage in the Senate came just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in a decision on

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