NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the so-called “Tennessee Three,” are hoping to once again reclaim…
Read more 2 Members Of Expelled ‘Tennessee Three’ Vie To Win Back Their Legislative SeatsCNN — The two young, Black Tennessee state House Democrats whose expulsion following a gun control protest sparked a nationwide controversy in April, will win reelection on Thursday,…
Read more Two members of the ‘Tennessee Three’ will win back remainder of their terms in special elections, CNN projects | CNN PoliticsA second Tennessee House Democrat has been reinstated after Republicans expelled him for protesting with gun control advocates. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 Wednesday to…
Read more Expelled Tennessee House Democrat Justin Pearson ReinstatedEditor’s Note: Roxanne Jones, a founding editor of ESPN The Magazine and former vice president at ESPN, has been a producer, reporter and editor at the New York…
Read more Opinion: The way to respect starts with raising your voice | CNNNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their…
Read more Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Both Seeking Seats AgainCNN — Two Democratic members of the Tennessee House of Representatives were expelled while a third member was spared in an ousting by Republican lawmakers that was decried…
Read more Tennessee House GOP expels 2 Democrats in retaliation over gun control protest, on ‘sad day for democracy’ | CNNCNN — Just hours after the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel two Democratic lawmakers, their pictures and profiles had already been removed from the state’s General…
Read more What happens next after the Tennessee House ousted 2 Democrats | CNNCNN — Tennessee Republicans’ ruthless use of their state House supermajority to expel two young Black lawmakers for breaching decorum exposed a torrent of political forces that are…
Read more A momentous political showdown in Tennessee lays bare a new chapter in US politics | CNN PoliticsNashville CNN — A vote to expel Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson from Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives has failed, a week after she and two other Democrats led…
Read more Tennessee House expels 1 lawmaker, falls short of ousting another while 3rd awaits vote | CNNCNN — Rarely have the tectonic plates of American politics collided as visibly and explosively as they did earlier this month in Tennessee. The procession of predominantly middle-aged…
Read more The Tennessee expulsions reveal the core divide in US politics. Here’s why. | CNN Politics
