Kamala Harris Leads a Furious Chorus Over Ouster of Black Tennessee Lawmakers
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn to support two Democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee State Legislature.George Walker IV/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Public outrage was immediate and intense on Thursday following the Tennessee legislature’s Republican…
Tennessee Republicans Expel Two Democratic Lawmakers Who Joined Gun Control Rally
George Walker IV/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Tennessee’s House of Representatives on Thursday expelled two Democratic members who participated in a gun control protest following the mass shooting at a Nashville grade school. Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson have been stripped of…
Exclusive: Defiant Tennessee Dem. Decries “March to Fascism” Ahead of Her Possible Expulsion
“When my folks sent me here, they knew I was vocal and they knew I would stand up and I would be their voice,” says Rep. Gloria Johnson of Tennessee.Garrison Hayes/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“I feel like North Korea has more…
Tennessee House Republicans Move to Expel Three Members for Gun Control Protest
Seth Herald/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A little over a week after a devastating shooting at a Nashville grade school, the Tennessee House of Representatives, in a historically rare move, took the first steps to expel three Democratic members for participating in…
Some Takeaways From The Most Boring Republican Probably Running for President
John C. Clark/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared on CNN for an education-themed town hall with Jake Tapper, where concerned citizens directly asked the Republican, a likely contender for the party’s presidential nomination, questions on everything from…
GOP Bill Aims to “Cancel” Florida’s Democratic Party Over Past Pro-Slavery Stance
Steve Cannon/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Republican lawmaker has filed a bill that, if passed, would, apparently, eliminate Florida’s Democratic Party. On Tuesday, Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed the “Ultimate Cancel Act“—a bill that doesn’t mention the Democrats by name…