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Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers Thursday after they led a gun reform protest last week on the House floor. Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson organized the protest in the wake of a shooting last month at a Nashville school that left six dead. While all three lawmakers protested together, Johnson, who is White – unlike the other two men who are Black – was not expelled from House. “It might have to do with the color of our skin,” Johnson told reporters when asked about the different outcomes of the vote. President Joe Biden also weighed in on the matter Thursday: “Three kids and three officials gunned down in yet another mass shooting. And what are GOP officials focused on? Punishing lawmakers who joined thousands of peaceful protesters calling for action,” the president said via Twitter. “It’s shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent,” he added.
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a rule change for transgender student athletes that allows for schools to enforce some restrictions, but opposes categorical bans. “The proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when they categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity just because of who they are,” according to a public notice from the US Department of Education. The proposed rule change comes…
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