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Just outside the Historic Metro Courthouse, Justin Jones (D—Nashville) addressed hundreds, as the crowd chanted “Whose house? Our house!”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats announced Tuesday that they will hold their party’s 2024 national convention in Chicago, choosing the biggest liberal city in the Midwest as they try to keep the momentum going after a strong midterm election performance in the key battleground region. Organizers from Chicago, Atlanta and New York spent months lobbying to […]

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. TikTok has a wealth of ideas to help you clean It’s easy — too easy — to lose an hour or more racing down a rabbit hole, following an engaging algorithm that keeps revealing new dance challenges or the inner workings of a cat’s devious mind. […]

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s parliament opened a special session Tuesday to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS — and consider strengthening the legal arsenal to better gird against financial blowups. The debate could run up to three days, with lawmakers voicing — and needing to iron out — disagreements […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency allowed the government to take […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes to restore Rep. Justin Jones to […]

The ousted legislator was reappointed to his former seat just days after he was officially expelled for breaking decorum rules on the House floor March 30.

Progressive lawmakers are emerging as the fiercest defenders of TikTok on Capitol Hill as the push to ban the popular video-sharing app heats up in Washington. A handful of left-leaning lawmakers — including members of the “Squad” — have voiced support for TikTok and opposition to banning the platform, taking on a vocal coalition of bipartisan members […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. Here’s a look at what could happen next: WHAT HAPPENED? Republicans voted last week to expel two Black lawmakers who had approached the front of the House chamber with […]

This is what Tennessee law says about the reappointment of both Justin Jones and Justin Pearson to their seats in the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was winding up for a speech at a Minnesota clean energy facility when he spotted a lawmaker in the crowd whom he wanted to recognize. “I want to thank you for being here,” Biden said, gesturing toward Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar during his recent visit. “You never stop working […]