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Republican lawmakers in Kansas, Florida, Montana, and Tennessee have moved to codify the definition of “male” and “female” with references to terms like “reproductive system” and “naturally occurring sex hormones,” amid the transgender debate that is sweeping the nation. 

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Tennessee over the state’s prohibition on “gender-affirming care” for transgender children.

Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) tweeted Thursday night that documents left behind by the 28-year-old transgender shooter who killed six at a Christian school would be released “very soon.”

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is joining an amicus brief led by Tennessee filed in the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that emphasizes Title IX legal protections for female athletes.

A man in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is helping neighbors keep their yards in good shape at no charge by using his lawn mower. 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to ask that the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate Tennessee Republicans for expelling three Democrats who disrupted the legislature last month.

Three Democrat Tennessee state lawmakers will be honored at the White House after they disrupted a legislative proceeding, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday.

Former President Donald Trump received a key endorsement Monday from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), joining the junior senator from the state who endorsed him over the weekend.

Former President Donald Trump received a key endorsement Sunday from Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), who hailed him for standing against China and securing the southern border.

During the “Overtime” segment of HBO’s “Real Time” aired on CNN, host Bill Maher stated that the two Democratic Tennessee state legislators who were expelled did “what they do on college campuses, we just stop you from talking if we

Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the Republicans in the State House want to “reenact the Civil War.”

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two new gun control measures in response to the February 13, 2023, Michigan State University shooting, neither of which would have prevented that shooting from taking place.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed an executive order on background checks Tuesday, just over two weeks after a 28-year-old transgender attacker used legally purchased firearms to shoot and kill six people at a Nashville Christian school. 

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) pivoted from his strong Second Amendment stance just over two weeks after the Nashville Christian school shooting and called for state legislatures to pass a red flag law.

Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) said Tuesday on “CNN This Morning” that she hears racist statements “all the time” in the Tennessee State House.

During an interview on ABC News Live on Monday, Tennessee State Rep. Sabi “Doc” Kumar (R) criticized ABC host Kayna Whitworth for changing the subject to gun control rather than talking about one of the expelled Tennessee State House members, Rep.

MSNBC host Joy Reid said Monday on her show “The ReidOut” that Republicans can not justify “going bat crap crazy about drag shows” and doing nothing about gun violence.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on her show “Deadline” that not one Republican is doing a “single goddamn thing to protect democracy” while discussing Tennessee state lawmakers expelling two members from their House seats.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Republicans of stoking “fascism” after the party expelled two Democrat lawmakers.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Friday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that the expulsion of two Black legislators from the Tennessee House of Representatives was part of a larger Republican-led “fascist takeover of our statehouses.”

Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Nashville to support the “Tennessee Three,” each of whom voted against a school safety bill yesterday that seeks to place an armed guard in every school. 

Protesters inside the Tennessee State Capitol blamed the National Rifle Association and Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton for the death of six victims who were killed by a transgender shooter. 

CNN anchor Don Lemon said Friday on “CNN This Morning” that Tennessee Republicans who expelled two black lawmakers over a gun violence protest inside the state capitol did so because of “racism.”

Justin Jones, one of the Tennessee state lawmakers expelled from his House seat Thursday, said on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” a member called him an “uppity Negro.”

The Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Democrat members Thursday, days after those members allegedly broke House rules via their participation in gun control protests.

The Nation’s senior justice correspondent Elie Mystal said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Republican voters everywhere were complicit in authoritarianism.

The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel state Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) Thursday and the vote for expulsion failed to pass.

The Tennessee House voted Thursday to expel state Rep. Justin Jones (D), one of three Democrats alleged to have joined in with protesters who stormed the legislative chambers in a gun control protest last week.

Protesters stormed the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville on Thursday ahead of a vote to expel three Democrat lawmakers accused of leading a gun control protest on the House floor last week, disrupting the session.

Tennessee state Reps. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), Justin Jones (D-Nashville), and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), dubbed the “Tennessee three” by gun control supporters, voted Thursday against a bill adding armed security to schools in Tennessee. 

Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Thursday put forward three provisions to keep schools safe, the first of which is a budget amendment to fund an armed guard at every public school in Tennessee. 

Republicans on the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation allowing armed teachers for classroom defense in response to the March 27 shooting at a Christian school.

Three Tennessee State Reps. were stripped of committee assignments — and may be expelled from the legislative body — after joining the gun control protests which targeted the Tennessee Capitol after a 28-year-old transgender shot and killed six people at a Nashville Christian school.

A growing number of straight male rockers are choosing to perform in drag to protest Tennessee and Florida laws that are designed to prevent drag queens from performing their frequently raunchy acts in front of children.

Country music superstar Reba McEntire used an interview to once again disavow an interest in politics and commit herself instead to entertaining her audiences before immediately saying she was “disappointed” in Tennessee anti-drag laws, adding “God bless ’em for wearing those heels” as a salute to transgender exponents.

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini danced alongside a quartet of drag queens as a co-host of the annual CMT Music Awards.