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Would Florida higher ed proposals protect students or destroy state universities?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lawmakers are weighing sweeping changes to Florida’s higher education system, including weakening tenure protections for faculty, putting a microscope on certain programs and specifying how United States history must be taught in core courses.

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Joe Biden speaks with Tennessee lawmakers ousted by GOP officials in ‘undemocratic and unprecedented attack’

The president invited the Democratic state lawmakers to the White House

The Independent UK

How Tennessee GOP's majority used power to expel Democrats

The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats over a gun control protest is an extraordinary showcase of how the levers of single-party power in America’s statehouses can be pulled not only to shut down opponents, but also to punish them

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Tennessee Republicans tried to silence three Democrats over guns. They turned them into national figures

A Republican attempt to cut off debate inside the Tennessee House has turned into a nationwide conversation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Everything should be going right for Republicans; instead they’re getting bad headlines

The GOP is stuck talking about three things that hurt them with voters: Mr Trump, guns and abortion while the House GOP feuds

The Independent UK

Tennessee’s House expels 2 Democrats over gun protest, VP Harris travels to meet them

In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.

France 24

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to visit Japan

WASHINGTON -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen as a possible Republican Party presidential candidate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, intends to visit Japan later this month, according to sources. If the visit is realized, it will be the first time for DeSantis to visit since assuming the office of…

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Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee lawmaker expulsions over gun furor

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and criticizing GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.

Tribune News Service

Florida GOP bill targets Gen Z voters

The bill "came out of nowhere" and passed a committee vote within 24 hours of introduction, Democrat says

Salon

Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee expulsions over gun furor

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and calling out GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.

Tribune News Service

KS trans bill may include genital checks

The passage of the anti-trans bill into law “breaks my heart,” said Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly

Salon

Clarence Thomas calls luxury trips gifts from GOP megadonor ‘personal hospitality’ from ‘dearest friends’

The Supreme Court justice says he did not have to disclose luxury vacations and trips on private jets and superyachts while ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers demand investigations

The Independent UK

In DeSantis' shadow, Florida Democrats fight to be relevant

Things are so bad for the Florida Democratic Party that the arrests of its party chair and Senate minority leader could be seen as a positive

The Independent UK

Durbin vows action of Thomas' donor ties

"The highest court in the land shouldn't have the lowest ethical standards," Senate Judiciary chairman says

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Black lawmaker expelled by Tennessee GOP delivers stunning final speech on power of protest

‘A country built on people who speak out of turn, who spoke out of turn, who fought out of turn, to build a nation’

The Independent UK

Barack Obama and Al Gore join condemnation of Tennessee GOP for expelling Black lawmakers over gun protest

The former vice president who is a native of Tennessee and the former president said the expulsion was undemocratic

The Independent UK

AOC rips Biden proposal that would limit bans targeting transgender, nonbinary athletes: ‘Indefensible’

The New York Democrat’s criticism is at odds with one of the nation’s largest LGBT+ rights groups’ stance on the new rules

The Guardian - US

‘A step in the right direction’: Guardian readers on Trump’s charges

Seven people share their views on the former president being charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case

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Salon

GOP surprised by ferocious backlash

The GOP is an authoritarian, extremist political party that is out of the mainstream of American life

The Week

Ron DeSantis: a faltering White House bid

“Is Ron DeSantis not yet ready for prime time?” asked Matt Lewis on The Daily Beast. Many Republicans thought the Florida governor had the best shot at wrestling the 2024 GOP presidential nomination away from Donald Trump, but his performance over recent weeks “has not instilled confidence”.

Axios

The GOP's epic losing streak

The GOP's political trouble has been unfolding slowly but unmistakably.

Salon

Tennessee Three — minus one— expelled

Their expulsion is a petty act of revenge from Republicans who refuse to accept the will of the voters

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Two Democrats expelled from Tennessee house over gun control protest

Joe Biden and Barack Obama condemn expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from Republican-controlled state house. Plus, why do so many of Forbes 30 under 30 alum face jail?

Roll Call

Looking back: Werner Herzog on Putin and Russia - Roll Call

Werner Herzog had some interesting things to say about Russia and Vladimir Putin in this May 2019 Political Theater podcast.

The Independent UK

Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors

Republican legislators in Kansas have approved a proposal to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

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