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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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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.’
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 …
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Politico:
Playbook: McCarthy searches for a scapegoat — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — EYES ON NASHVILLE — Yesterday, we watched in real time as a procedural issue in a state legislature blossomed into a national flashpoint on guns, free speech, race and democracy itself.
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New York Times:
Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats Over Gun Control Protest
Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats Over Gun Control Protest
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Tennessee — In December 1966, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided a case called Bond v. Floyd.
The Tennessean:
Growing list of Nashville Council members vows to reappoint Justin Jones to the state House
Growing list of Nashville Council members vows to reappoint Justin Jones to the state House
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
After the Nashville School Shooting, Tennessee Should Pass A Red Flag Law Instead of Subverting Democracy
After the Nashville School Shooting, Tennessee Should Pass A Red Flag Law Instead of Subverting Democracy
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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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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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.
Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas has reported receiving only two gifts since 2004 — Eighteen years ago, the Los Angeles Times detailed how Thomas had reported receiving thousands of dollars' worth of gifts — far more than the other justices on the Supreme Court at the time.
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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
Clarence Thomas Broke the Law and It Isn't Even Close
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking. Democrats must act.
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking. Democrats must act.
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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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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Stupidity. It Burns. — The Deplorables of the Week — We'll get to the rest of the week's worst actors in a moment, but can we talk about what just happened in Tennessee? — In a fit of partisan pique, Republicans used their super majority to expel two young African American state legislators.
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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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Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
How Wisconsin Republicans Got So Angry
How Wisconsin Republicans Got So Angry
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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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Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
Democrats are betting Republicans' defense of Donald Trump's criminal charges will age like milk on the 2024 campaign trail — Republicans facing tough 2024 races are defending Donald Trump against criminal charges. — They are attacking what they say is a political prosecution or restating their support for him.
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The Daily Beast:
The GOP Civil War That's Already Making 2024 Awkward
The GOP Civil War That's Already Making 2024 Awkward
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Revenge-Obsessed Donald Trump Is Pushing the Right to New Levels of Retribution Rage
Revenge-Obsessed Donald Trump Is Pushing the Right to New Levels of Retribution Rage
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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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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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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job growth totals 236,000 in March, near expectations as hiring pace slows — Nonfarm payrolls grew by 236,000 for March, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for 238,000 and below the upwardly revised 326,000 in February. — The unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.5% amid an increase …
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs despite Fed's rate hikes
US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs despite Fed's rate hikes
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Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
March Jobs Report Shows Hiring Gradually Cooled
March Jobs Report Shows Hiring Gradually Cooled
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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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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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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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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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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Tennessee GOP succeeded where MAGA failed on Jan 6: They overturned an election to preserve White Supremacy — This will only get worse — The Tennessee GOP's shocking expulsion of two Black state representatives— Justin Jones and Justin Pearson—from the legislature for simply breaking House rules …
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Sorry, Jon Stewart — America Needs Crossfire Again — Jon Stewart was right: Cable-TV debate shows were like pro wrestling. And our political landscape is much worse without them. — Crossfire, a nightly debate program hosted by Paul Begala (center) and Tucker Carlson, was cancelled in 2005 …
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
‘Buckle up’: DeSantis escalates Disney dispute, eyes hotel taxes and road tolls — The DeSantis administration is also examining if a recent agreement approved between a Central Florida board that had been controlled by Disney and the company runs afoul of the state's growth laws, according to senior administration officials.
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