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First LookJustin Pearson to return to Tennessee House after unanimous voteRep. Justin Pearson will be reinstated to Tennessee’s House of Representatives. He and Rep. Justin Jones were expelled for participating in gun control protests without permission. On Monday, Mr. Jones was voted to be reinstated.
First LookHandmade blankets offer warm welcome to US refugeesThe Welcome Blanket project gives arriving U.S. refugees hand-crocheted blankets and personal messages. “What can we do ... as people are coming through these different ports to welcome them?” says program founder Jayna Zweiman.
Six decades after civil rights, a new era of protest in NashvilleProtests in Nashville this week echo an earlier era of Black Americans speaking out. What began as a call for action on gun violence has broadened – and drawn national attention.
How strong is US-Ukraine wartime alliance? What the leaks reveal.Leaked documents indicate close U.S.-Ukrainian coordination in the war with Russia, but there are limits. Experts point to Ukraine’s innate distrust of even friendly powers. The leaks won’t help.
High court, low accountability: How Thomas scandal threatens Supreme CourtWhy does the highest court in the United States have the lowest ethical standards? The latest scandal, involving Justice Clarence Thomas, is threatening to erode Americans’ trust even further.
First LookDocument leak: Pentagon investigates as Ukraine war info circulatesClassified U.S. documents on the war in Ukraine have been leaked online, posing significant risks to national security. Government officials say they still don’t know who or what is behind the leak.
First Look'I stand with you': Vote returns Justin Jones to Tennessee HouseRep. Justin Jones was reinstated by unanimous vote on Monday to the Tennessee House just four days after his expulsion. Fellow lawmaker Justin Pearson could be reinstated on Wednesday.
First LookJustice Dept. vs. Texas: Access to abortion medication challengedThe Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt the approval of mifepristone, the most common method of abortion in the United States. The request was made just days after conflicting court rulings over the legality of the drug.
FocusCourt pushed abortion back to the states. It isn’t staying there.Returning abortion policy to the states proves hard as some states’ choices affect their neighbors, and courts clash over pills sent through the mail.
- FocusCourt pushed abortion back to the states. It isn’t staying there.
Returning abortion policy to the states proves hard as some states’ choices affect their neighbors, and courts clash over pills sent through the mail.
First LookLouisville searches for answers in wake of bank mass shootingAn employee at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank killed four in a shooting on Monday, police said, and the shooter is also dead. This is the 15th mass shooting in the US this year, the highest number in the first 100 days of a calendar year since 2009.
Trump spins legal woes into donation gold. Less left for GOP?Since his indictment, Donald Trump has been raising money hand over fist. Some Republicans worry he makes it harder for other candidates to fundraise.
First LookNashville officials prepare to vote on expelled lawmakersNashville’s metro council has called a meeting to vote on the reinstatement of the expelled lawmaker Justin Jones on Monday. Justin Pearson will be considered at a meeting on Wednesday, according to Mickell Lowery, chair of the Shelby County Commission.
First LookAccess to abortion pills: What does an 1870s law have to do with it?On Friday, a Texas judge used an 1873 law to ban sending abortion pills through the mail. Almost simultaneously, a Washington state judge issued a dueling opinion, likely meaning the issue will go to the Supreme Court. Here’s what the law says and how it’s being used.
Marketplace of ideas? Why neither side is buying anymore.Has the idea of an open marketplace of ideas – once a bedrock American principle – lost its value?
First LookWhy were two protesting Democrats expelled from the Tennessee House?Three Democrats in the Tennessee House called for tighter gun control but only two were expelled after joining chants in the gallery following the Nashville shooting. Expulsions are an extraordinary move that the chamber has used only extremely rarely.
First LookBiden responds to transgender bans with new Title IX protectionsThe White House is proposing a new rule to prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, barring certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. If finalized, it would become a provision of Title IX.
What can high schools learn from their post-pandemic upperclassmen?The resumption of in-person schooling didn’t generate an automatic return to normalcy. What can school systems learn from students nearing the end of their K-12 experience?
First LookKansas bans transgender athletes from joining women's sportsKansas is banning transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports amid a national debate on transgender athletes. Nineteen other states have imposed such bans, most recently Wyoming, but also Arizona, Florida, Texas, and West Virginia.
Indictment fuels Trump 2024 campaign – for nowFormer President Donald Trump is seeing a bump in the polls, and after Tuesday’s arraignment, even longtime critics are coming to his defense. But with other legal cases still pending, no one knows where the Trump narrative is heading.
