Tension in Tenessee
Hundreds of students and teachers gathered on the Tennessee House floor to demand greater gun control in the wake of a school shooting that killed six people. Three Democratic lawmakers, Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, decided to join the chants of protesters in the gallery and shouted "Power to the people" with a bullhorn. Now, House Republicans introduced a resolution to impeach them for "knowingly and intentionally causing disorder and dishonor" on the floor. The White House has described the vote as "shocking, undemocratic and unprecedented," and U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to take action to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and require safe storage of firearms. Meanwhile, protesters have returned to the Tennessee Lower House to support Democrats facing possible expulsion. The vote is scheduled to take place at about the end of the full session, which has 29 items on its agenda. Pearson thanked the...