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Tennessee governor met with protests after signing GOP-backed House redistricting into law

Tennessee is the first state to enact new congressional districts since a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling significantly weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minorities

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Tennessee drops ‘pride’ from June and renames its ‘Nuclear Family Month’ sparking outrage from LGBT community

Tennessee Republicans tried — and failed — to pass a measure that would ban the use of Pride flags inside government buildings

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Tennessee declares Dolly Parton Day to honor country star’s 80th birthday

‘Her talent and generosity have made a lasting impact on the world,’ Governor Bill Lee said in his proclamation

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Tennessee Governor Grants Jelly Roll Full Pardon — Here's Why

Country music rapper Jelly Roll gets a full pardon from the governor of Tennessee for his major reform.

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Jelly Roll pardoned over robbery and drug convictions

Jelly Roll has been pardoned by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee who cleared the country singer of his past convictions on robbery and drug possession charges that landed him in prison and left him unable to vote or travel internationally until recently.

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Jelly Roll pardoned by Tennessee governor after emotional plea to parole board

Friends and civic leaders backed the pardon application, citing Jelly Roll's transformation

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Tennessee governor won't intervene to stop latest execution by lethal injection

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will not intervene to prevent the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, who is scheduled to die on Thursday by lethal injection

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Republican Matt Van Epps wins closely watched Tennessee special election

Race called with Van Epps holding a 52% lead over Aftyn Behn’s 46% in normally reliable Republican territory

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Lawsuit claims Tennessee's new school voucher program violates the state constitution

A group of public school students’ parents and taxpayers has filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new statewide school voucher program

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Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city

The Independent UK

Judge considers Democratic challenge to Trump troop deployment in Memphis

City government declines to raise objection in court but state leaders and ACLU seek to block deployment of troops

The Guardian - US

Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

Hearings are set in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday

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Tennessee community mourns 16 killed in munitions plant explosion

Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play not ruled out

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Community near site of deadly Tennessee plant blast recalls the lives of the 16 killed

Churches near the site of a devasting blast at a rural Tennessee plant devoted Sunday services to the 16 victims and their families as surrounding communities mourn

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As the National Guard enters Memphis, memories of MLK and 1968 unrest resurface

As the National Guard enters Memphis, some longtime residents are recalling the thousands sent there in 1968

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Trump-backed Van Epps to face progressive Behn for U.S. House seat in Tennessee

The general election figures to attract national attention as a measuring stick for Trump's popularity.

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Trump-backed Matt Van Epps wins GOP nomination for Green’s seat - Roll Call

Matt Van Epps, who had Donald Trump's endorsement, won the Republican nomination in the special election for Tennessee's 7th District.

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‘You are unleashed’: White House officials rally Memphis law enforcement ahead of National Guard troop deployment

About a dozen federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump to fight crime in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun making arrests

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Republicans seek to stand out in Tennessee special election

Eleven Republicans and four Democrats are running in the special election for Tennessee's 7th District to succeed former Rep. Mark Green.

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Tennessee Governor Deploying Federal Agents and National Guard to Memphis

Gov. Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) announced Friday that additional federal agents and state resources will arrive in Memphis next week to help curb violent crime.

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What to know about the National Guard and federal agencies coming to Memphis

President Donald Trump wants to send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, like he has in Washington, D.C. Early blueprints show key differences between the crime-centered operations

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Tennessee governor says more federal agents to join fight against crime in Memphis next week

For two weeks, Memphis has been bracing for an influx of National Guard troops after President Donald Trump announced his intention to deploy them to the city

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Latinos in Memphis worry about possible immigration crackdown by Trump's crime task force

President Donald Trump has created a task force to fight crime in Memphis

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National Guard plan stirs up mixed feelings from Memphis residents

President Donald Trump’s plan to send the National Guard into Memphis for a crime-fighting push has stirred mixed feelings among the populace

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