Politics & Government

Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville speaks before his colleagues voted to expel him from the House on Thursday. Constitutional scholars say such measures are very rare — and have uncertain consequences.

After Tennessee House Republicans expelled 2 Democrats, will other states follow?

5:46pm April 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

It's a rare occurrence, but the expulsion of two Black lawmakers from Tennessee's Republican-led House highlights a new level of "democratic dysfunction," a constitutional law expert tells NPR.

What the expulsion of Black lawmakers in Tennessee reveals about race and democracy

5:34pm April 07, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

Tennessee's Republican-led House voted to expel the two Black Democratic lawmakers who led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms. Their one White colleague was saved.

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Tennessee GOP Rep. Barrett on why he voted to expel two colleagues but not the third

5:24pm April 07, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Republican Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett about his vote to expel two Democratic colleagues over leading a gun control protest on the House floor.

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Clarence Thomas says he was told he needn't disclose trips paid for by GOP donor

5:24pm April 07, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has responded to a news report about his failure to disclose lavish trips paid for by a conservative billionaire — trips with a value in the millions of dollars.

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State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh speaks before the Nebraska Legislature in March as part of an effort to filibuster every bill that comes before the legislature this session.

Nebraska hasn't passed a single bill this session, amid filibusters over trans rights

4:22pm April 07, 2023

by Patrick Wood

A state senator has vowed to "burn this session to the ground" in protest to a bill that would bar physicians from providing gender affirming care to people under 19 years old.

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Politics & Government

City of Winston-Salem conveys four lots to Habitat for Humanity

4:00pm April 07, 2023

by Turner Jones

The City of Winston Salem recently gifted Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County land for the development of low-income housing.

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Demonstrators hold signs about counting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. census during a 2019 protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., against the failed push to add a citizenship question by former President Donald Trump's administration.

Politics & Government

Did the last census overcount Asian Americans? It depends on where you look

2:44pm April 07, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Census Bureau said there was a national overcount of Asian Americans in its 2020 tally. But a new report finds Asian Americans may have also been left out of some state and county numbers.

Stormy Daniels, pictured here at a Los Angeles film premiere in May 2022, sat down with TalkTV's Piers Morgan for her first interview since news broke of Donald Trump's indictment.

Stormy Daniels says she's not yet 'vindicated' by Trump's indictment

2:11pm April 07, 2023

by Emily Olson

The adult film star told TalkTV's Piers Morgan she's looking forward to possibly testifying in Trump's trial after the Manhattan district attorney charged him with falsifying business records.

Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones gestures during a vote on his expulsion from the state legislature at the State Capitol Building in Nashville on Thursday.

Former Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones says he lost a seat, but voters lost their voice

11:18am April 07, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled from the state House, tells NPR he's keeping his options open and would "most definitely" demand his seat back if local officials reappointed him to it.

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A Biden administration review faults Trump for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

11:08am April 07, 2023

A Biden administration review of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan blames the Trump administration for the lack of preparedness.

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