Tennessee Republicans Are Showing Exactly How Deep American ...

The Republicans' attempt to push two Black legislators out of the Tennessee statehouse was an object lesson in bigotry.

'You have imprisoned our democracy': inside Republicans ...

A year after the Covenant school shooting in Nashville – and a mass movement for gun control – Republicans have accelerated their attacks on democratic norms.

Tennessee's Trump-backing Republicans may have 'jumped the shark'

Tennessee Republicans who back former President Donald may have 'jumped the shark' as divisiveness loses its political appeal.

A masterclass in election-rigging: how Republicans 'dismembered' a ...

Scroll through our visual guide to see how Tennessee Republicans carved up Nashville to benefit themselves.

Opinion | Tennessee Republicans Exposed Their Authoritarian Streak

Last week, the same Tennessee House of Representatives that had resisted expelling a Republican member accused of sexually assaulting three ...

Tennessee Republicans Racist Retaliation is an Anti-Democratic ...

American democracy is in a profound crisis, riven by lies, extremism, and subservience to corporate and special interests, and racism.

Moderate Republicans in Tennessee concerned about GOP ... - NPR

Melissa Alexander came to the Tennessee statehouse to convince members of the Republican party – her party – to adopt gun control measures ...

Transcript: Sen. Bill Hagerty on "Face the Nation with Margaret ...

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" ...

Were Black people 'oppressed'? Debate highlights racial divide in ...

Race relations have become so strained in the Tennessee General Assembly that even a resolution to honor an elderly civil rights activist ...

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

In separate votes on Thursday, the GOP supermajority expelled Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, a move leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily ...

The Depth of the Tennessee GOP's Disdain for Democracy

A young, Black lawmaker in Tennessee who was expelled from the Legislature by his Republican colleagues for protesting in favor of gun safety legislation.

The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy

From expelling Black members to sabotaging health care, Republicans' zero-sum politics assault Black, Brown, and poor Tennesseans.

Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans split along party lines on vaccines ...

Divisive party politics continue to dominate attitudes among Tennessee residents on key social issues, including the state's response to ...

Tenn. GOP deepens racial tension after expelling Black lawmakers

In a state with a legacy of brutal battles over race and power, Tennessee House Republicans voted to oust two young Black Democrats who led ...

How Tennessee Became the Poster State for Political Meltdown

His reported column chronicles the inside conversation and big-picture trends shaping politics. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Standing in the sun outside ...

Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but ...

Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive ...

Tennessee Republicans Have a Devious New Plan to Kick Out ...

The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting local governments from reappointing lawmakers who were expelled for “disorderly behavior.”

Is Tennessee a Democracy? - The Atlantic

The standard forms of American political polarization don't exist in Sumner, a rural but rapidly suburbanizing county where Democrats are not part of the ...

Power, race, and fragile democracy in Tennessee - NPR

What an almost entirely white Republican supermajority in a gerrymandered state acting to expel two young Black democratic politicians ...

No One Should Be That Shocked by What's Happening in Tennessee

The world of politics experienced a collective shock this week as Tennessee Republicans expelled two young, Black, Democratic House members for protesting gun ...