Tennessee

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with Tennessee representatives Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who faced expulsion votes after protesting gun violence.

President Joe Biden on Monday welcomed to the Oval Office the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse.

Grammy-winning singer Lizzo filled the stage with drag queens at her concert in Tennessee on Friday as a form of protest against the state’s legislation.

Campbell’s resignation came hours after a Nashville TV station confronted him about sexual harassment allegations involving legislative interns

A Goodwill in Tennessee reportedly gave away a little girl’s stuffed tie-dye bear and the thrift store is asking for it back.

The Senate’s 19-9 vote sends the bill to Republican Gov. Bill Lee, despite pushback from Democratic lawmakers saying their GOP counterparts are trying to shield gun companies just weeks after the Nashville school shooting that killed six people.

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman has been arrested after federal agents say he responded to a parody website promoting jobs for hitmen.

State Rep. Justin Pearson of Tennessee was sworn in this morning after being expelled from the Nashville State House for leading a gun protest

State Rep. Justin Pearson had been expelled from his seat in the Tennessee house last week over his role in gun control protests.

Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to send Justin Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville. Pearson is expected to return to the Capitol and be sworn in Thursday, Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week...

Lee signed the order amid heightened tensions after two Democrats, both Black men, were expelled from the General Assembly for protesting on the House floor against gun violence.

Rep. Justin Jones was one of two Black Democrats expelled from the Tennessee House last week over their role in protests calling for gun legislation.

One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature.

Two expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats.

Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held. The commissions could choose Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, allowing them to return to the Capitol. They...

Rep. Justin Pearson addresses protesters following his expel from the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled from the House after joining hundreds of protesters at the Capitol last week calling for gun-control measures.

Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House has expelled two of three Democratic members for their roles in a demonstration in favor of gun control following the Nashville school shooting.

In an extraordinary move, a trio of Republicans have asked that the three Democrats be removed for their role in protests on the House floor.

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken the first steps to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol.