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Republican majority had ousted Jones and fellow house member Justin Pearson over protests they led demanding gun controlThe city of Nashville’s governing council on Monday afternoon voted unanimously to return expelled Black lawmaker Justin Jones to th…
Judiciary committee will review supreme court justice’s undeclared luxury travel with Republican mega-donor Harlan CrowDonald Trump is trying to prevent his former vice-president, Mike Pence, from testifying to the grand jury investigating the January …
Ex-president hopes his legal woes will harden support from his base, but general election voters might recoil at his felony chargesDonald Trump appeared angry and shaken during his arraignment in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, but he had brushed …
Ex-president has told aides to hire failed congressional candidate and anti-Muslim campaigner, New York Times reports Donald Trump has told aides to hire the far-right anti-Muslim activist and failed congressional candidate Laura Loomer for a role in h…
Vice-president visiting lawmakers at Fisk University as Republican-controlled house’s move condemned as racistSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailIt’s lunchtime on Friday, and we’re waiting to hear from Democrats in Tennessee ho…
Rebekah Jones says 13-year-old, charged over apparent threats to middle school in February, targeted for political reasonsThe arrest of a Florida teenager for allegedly threatening a school shooting has reignited a bitter feud between a former health d…
Joe Biden and Barack Obama condemn expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from Republican-controlled state houseTwo Democratic lawmakers have been expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House, an extraordinary act of political retaliation for th…
Georgia representative calls city ‘a terrible place’ after visit to support Donald Trump at court appearanceThe far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene risked stoking the wrath of New Yorkers for a second time this week, calling their city “disg…
China has said it would take ‘resolute’ measures to defend sovereignty, after denouncing Tsai’s meeting in California with McCarthyChina–Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsTaiwan authorities are monitoring Chinese military activity including a carr…
Decision clears way for former vice-president to appear before panel looking into 2020 election interference and Capitol attackThe former vice-president Mike Pence will not appeal an order compelling him to testify in the US justice department investig…