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Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
GOP expels Democratic Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson from House over gun-control protest — The House failed by one vote to achieve the two-thirds majority needed to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, from the chamber. Together, the lawmakers had become known as the ‘Tennessee three.’
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Washington Post:
Tennessee House expels two Democrats in historic act of partisan retaliation — NASHVILLE — The Republican-led Tennessee House voted Thursday to expel two Democratic lawmakers who halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding gun-control legislation after a mass killing.
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New York Times:
Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats Over Gun Control Protest — The unseating of the lawmakers threatened to further inflame partisan rancor in a state that is divided over issues like how to respond to a school shooting in Nashville. — NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House voted on Thursday …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Expulsion of Tennessee Lawmakers for Acting on Gun Safety — Last week, three more students and three school officials were gunned down in yet another tragic mass shooting in Nashville. On Monday, 7,000 Tennesseans, many of them students …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Tennessee — In December 1966, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided a case called Bond v. Floyd.
Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Democrat lawmaker suggests she avoided expulsion from Tennessee legislature because she is White
Democrat lawmaker suggests she avoided expulsion from Tennessee legislature because she is White
NPR:
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Congressional Black Caucus heaps criticism on Tennessee lawmakers for expelling Black lawmakers
Congressional Black Caucus heaps criticism on Tennessee lawmakers for expelling Black lawmakers
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
House, Senate Democrats rally behind expelled Tennessee lawmakers: ‘We all lost today’
House, Senate Democrats rally behind expelled Tennessee lawmakers: ‘We all lost today’
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Dems, both Black, over gun protest
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Dems, both Black, over gun protest
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times reported about Justice Thomas' gifts 20 years ago. After that he stopped disclosing them — It was 2004 when the Los Angeles Times disclosed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted expensive gifts and private plane trips paid for by Harlan Crow …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Lawmakers Call for Tighter Ethics Code After Revelations About Justice Thomas — An investigation by ProPublica revealed that Clarence Thomas accompanied Harlan Crow, a conservative donor and real estate billionaire, on a series of luxury vacations without disclosing them.
Slate:
Clarence Thomas Broke the Law and It Isn't Even Close — It probably won't matter. But it should. — ProPublica's scrupulously reported new piece on Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong luxury travel on the dime of a single GOP megadonor will probably not shock you at all.
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ProPublica:
Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Ethics Reforms in Response to ProPublica Report on Clarence Thomas — Influential Democratic legislators are pushing for changes at the Supreme Court and a probe into Thomas' undisclosed luxury trips provided by powerful conservative donor Harlan Crow.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking. Democrats must act. — The Supreme Court's legitimacy crisis just entered a new chapter in the form of a shocking report that Justice Clarence Thomas apparently violated ethics laws by accepting luxury trips for more than two decades without disclosing them.
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New York Times:
Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation — Classified documents detailing secret American and NATO plans have appeared on Twitter and Telegram. — WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead …
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Axios:
The GOP's epic losing streak — First, the 2018 House elections were a disaster for Republicans: Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats to take over the House — their largest gain since the post-Watergate election of 1974. — Then Trump lost the presidency.
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Abortion, Trump and Swing Voters — Democrats are happily watching from the sidelines as the Republican Party continues to be defined by two issues that turn off swing voters: Donald Trump and abortion. — The more Trump is in the news, the better for Democrats.
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The Hill:
White House deflects criticism of Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal — The White House on Thursday aggressively pushed back on the notion that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 was chaotic or disorganized, instead pointing to the Trump administration's “lack of planning” …
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Washington Post:
Afghanistan evacuation should've happened sooner, White House concedes
Afghanistan evacuation should've happened sooner, White House concedes
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Associated Press:
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Times:
‘Revenge politics’: Trump indictment threatens to ignite a new age of political retribution
‘Revenge politics’: Trump indictment threatens to ignite a new age of political retribution
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KKTV-TV:
Teen suspected of planning to ‘shoot up’ multiple Colorado Springs area schools and churches arrested — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A teenager is suspected of planning to “shoot up” multiple schools in Colorado Springs. — According to a news release issued by the 18th Judicial …
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Aidan Hulting / KOAA-TV:
Former D20 student accused of planning attacks on three campuses
Former D20 student accused of planning attacks on three campuses
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Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Biden administration says schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams — Proposed regulation would disallow blanket bans on trans athletes on the books in 20 states — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would allow schools to bar transgender athletes …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Before meeting with Elon Musk, top advertisers privately debate his “racist rhetoric” — Elon Musk's appearance at a major marketing conference next week has spooked the top advertising executives at some of America's biggest companies. — Musk is slated to speak on Monday in Miami …
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Miami Herald:
13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, whistleblower who clashed with DeSantis, arrested over memes — The 13-year-old son of a controversial whistleblower who accused the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis of suppressing state data on the severity of the COVID pandemic in Florida was arrested …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Revenge-Obsessed Donald Trump Is Pushing the Right to New Levels of Retribution Rage — Vengeance is his running mate. — Washington, DC, Bureau Chief — Donald Trump loves revenge. Who says so? He does. For years before he became president, he gave speeches touting the value …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Attacks Judge From Afar, But Turned Meek When He Was In The Same Room
Trump Attacks Judge From Afar, But Turned Meek When He Was In The Same Room
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Elon Musk says NPR's ‘state-affiliated media’ label might not have been accurate — Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the platform's recent labeling of NPR as “state-affiliated media” might not have been accurate during a series of email exchanges that provided a glimpse into the billionaire's thought process …
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Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Twitter cuts off Substack embeds and starts suspending bots … Writers trying to embed tweets in their Substack stories are in for a rude surprise: after pasting a link to the site, a message pops up saying that “Twitter has unexpectedly restricted access to embedding tweets in Substack posts” …
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Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
WATCH: Riley Gaines whisked to safety after being assaulted at San Francisco event — Riley Gaines was whisked to safety by police on Thursday night after being assaulted while speaking at a Turning Point USA event held on the campus of San Francisco State University.
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