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US: Tennessee Democrats expelled over gun control protest to be reseated

President Joe Biden has invited all three lawmakers to the White House, while Kamala Harris -- the first Black vice president in US history -- attended a rally in Nashville in support of the 'Tennessee Three'

Biden, Harris shower praises on Democrat lawmakers expelled by Republican-dominated Tennessee House

On 30 March, just days after a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville claimed six lives, legislators Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson joined hundreds of protesters on the state House floor to call for stricter gun control

It happens only in America: How two Democratic lawmakers from Tennessee were expelled for calling for gun control

Tennessee’s Republican-led House expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers. What was their crime? They led a gun reform protest in the chamber. While three Democrats demonstrated, the one who was White was spared, leading to accusations of racism

Tennessee’s Republican-dominated House seeks to vote on expelling Democrats in gun protest

The votes to remove Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin Pearson are on the ballot

Darkness, Death and Destruction: Terrifying tornadoes wreak havoc in several American states

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 32 people in small towns and big cities across the US South and Midwest. While bulldozers ploughed into the debris, chainsaws buzzed. Power was restored by utility workers as some neighbourhoods started to recover

Nashville school shooting evokes anti-transgender sentiments

Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature recently banned gender-affirming medical care, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, for anyone under 18, despite US medical associations saying such treatment can save lives

911 calls reveal terror at Nashville school during attack

Police released recordings of three emergency calls made during Monday’s attack at The Covenant School, in which three children and three adults were killed

Republican inaction on guns 'unacceptable': White House

Biden spoke about the shooting by phone on Wednesday with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, who has often been a harsh critic of his administration, according to the White House. It did not say whether they discussed policy responses

Nashville school shooter had 'emotional disorder', say police

New details about Audrey Elizabeth Hale emerged hours after police released harrowing video showing officers storming the Covenant School and conducting a room-to-room search before confronting and fatally shooting the assailant

US: 3 children, suspect among 7 killed in Nashville school shooting

The shooting happened at The Covenant School, where the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a statement that the suspect was dead but did not specify exactly what led to the death