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Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands on the steps of the Montana State Capitol during a rally, in Helena, Mont., Monday, April 24, 2023. Republican legislative leaders in Montana persisted in forbidding the Democratic transgender lawmaker from participating in debate for a second week as her supporters brought the House session to a halt Monday, chanting “Let her speak!” from the gallery

(CNN) -- The Tennessee House of Representatives has begun discussing the possibility of expelling three Democratic lawmakers ahead of a vote later Thursday after they were accused of breaking House rules when they protested inside the chamber last week to call for gun reform. Protesters flooded the state Capitol as the legislators were set to take up three resolutions filed by GOP lawmakers

NEW YORK -- Politicians in New York are reacting after the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel two lawmakers who protested in favor of stricter gun laws. Democratic representatives Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson led protesters chanting "power to the people" in the chamber during a demonstration after six people were killed in a mass shooting at a school in

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the Fiscal Responsibility Act on Wednesday evening after the bill cleared an important procedural vote earlier in the day. The House voted unanimously in favor of the procedural motion that set the bill up for a vote, but at first it looked as though the vote would fail after a majority of Democrats initially voted no, along with roughly 29