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Justin Pearson becomes second expelled Tennessee lawmaker to be reinstated

By Chloe Kim The second of two Tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state legislature after leading a gun control protest on the chamber floor has been reinstated. Justin Pearson, 29, got his seat back after a unanimous vote from seven members of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. His colleague Justin Jones, 27, was similarly voted back to the Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday. The two Democrats were expelled last week by the Republican-run statehouse. They were removed days after a school shooting in Nashville that left six people dead, including three children. After Wednesday’s vote, Mr Pearson addressed

Senate panel will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court’s ethical standards

By Washington Desk The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing about “the need to restore confidence in the Supreme Court’s ethical standards,” Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the panel, wrote in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, following revelations in ProPublica last week that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury vacations from a major GOP donor but didn’t disclose them. In his letter, Durbin also urged Roberts to “immediately open … an investigation and take all needed action to prevent further misconduct” on the court. “And if the Court does not resolve this issue on

Orchard Street Church restoration serves as homage to African-American history in Baltimore

By Alex Glaze Trueman Pratt founded Orchard Street Church with prayer meetings in 1825. He was also a trustee and layman in the church. In 1837, the church was built, and today, that building stands as the oldest standing structure built by slaves and freed African-Americans in Baltimore. For nearly two centuries, Orchard Street Church has been a beacon of freedom in Baltimore. It was also a stop on the Underground Railroad. “Over the years, it has served, as you can imagine, as a spiritual center for African-Americans to gather and plan and try to strengthen themselves and encourage themselves

Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones returns to Capitol after Nashville Council reinstates him

By Cynthia Abrams Nashville’s Metro Council has unanimously voted to reinstate freshman Democrat Justin Jones to his seat in the Tennessee House. The GOP-led legislature expelled Jones last week for gun reform protests he led on the chamber floor after the Covenant School shooting. The vote puts Jones into the seat on an interim basis until a special election can be held for the seat. “Justin Jones has been elected to the vacancy of Tennessee House 52 pursuant to the state law and the rules governing the Metropolitan Council,” Vice Mayor Jim Shulman announced at Monday’s specially called meeting, as cheers erupted in

Leo D. Sullivan, animator on ‘Fat Albert’ and ‘Flash Gordon,’ dies at 82

Leo D. Sullivan, an Emmy-winning pioneer in animation with a career of over 50 years and work on dozens of cartoons, has died. He was 82. Sullivan died March 25 of heart failure at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. Throughout his career, Sullivan helped bring characters to life through his animation, storyboarding, directing and producing. His work spanned numerous television shows, including “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “My Little Pony” and “Flash Gordon,” along with companies like Hanna-Barbera, Warner Brothers and Spunbuggy Works. Sullivan contributed to the opening animation on “Soul Train” which premiered

Harris meets with expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Nashville

By Rebecca Shabad and ZoĂ« Richards Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday traveled to Nashville to meet with three Tennessee Democrats a day after state GOP lawmakers ousted two Black Democratic members for protesting against gun violence on the chamber floor. Harris met state Rep. Gloria Johnson and former Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson a day after all three faced expulsion votes from their Republican colleagues for participating in an unauthorized but peaceful protest in the Tennessee General Assembly. Johnson, who is white, is the only member of the group who survived her vote. During remarks at Fisk University, Harris said the three Democrats were “channeling”

Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race

By Natasha Korecki Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, NBC News projected Tuesday, marking a stunning turn for a staunch progressive and former teacher whose campaign leaned into messages of racial and economic disparities and who overcame blowback over past comments about decreasing police funding. Johnson defeated the well-financed, tough-on-crime moderate Paul Vallas, a former CEO of the Chicago Public Schools who promised to immediately bulk up the Chicago police ranks to curb a crisis of gun violence. Vallas told his supporters Tuesday night that he called Johnson and “told him I absolutely expect him to be the

U.S. GOP lawmakers in Tennessee expel two Democrats over mass shooting protest

By Kerry Breen Republican lawmakers in Tennessee voted on Thursday to expel two Democratic legislators who joined a protest on the House floor last week after a deadly school shooting in Nashville. On March 30, protesters gathered at the State Capitol, and Democratic Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson led a chant of “power to the people” from the House floor. On Thursday, lawmakers first voted 72-25 to expel Jones, 27, one of the youngest members of the legislature. The resolution to expel Johnson failed by one vote, 65 to 30. But Pearson, 28, was also expelled, in a 69-26

Democratic leaders want the party to stop its Kamala Harris pile-on ahead of 2024

By Jasmine Wright and Edward-Isaac Dovere Elizabeth Warren has called twice to apologize. Over a month later, Kamala Harris hasn’t called back. In a local Boston radio interview in late January, Warren was enthusiastic about President Joe Biden running for reelection but, asked if Biden should keep Harris as his running mate, she said, “I really want to defer to what makes Biden comfortable on his team.” The incident and its aftermath, different details of which were described to CNN by multiple people close to the Massachusetts senator and people close to the vice president, has fed an ongoing breakdown of accusations and

The National School Walkout Led By Students Protesting Gun Violence

By Katie Reilly and Kim Bubello Thousands of students marched out of their classrooms on Wednesday during a national walkout to demand action on gun violence — one month after 17 people were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. About 3,000 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas marched onto the school’s football field, and many continued on to a park where 17 crosses had been planted in honor of each victim. “It’s been a month and maybe some people have forgotten, but we’re still here,” senior Taylor Morales, who participated in the Parkland walkout, told TIME earlier on Wednesday. In Washington, D.C.,

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