Tennessee Republicans look to cash in on expulsion of lawmakers

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The Tennessee Republican Party has launched a fundraising effort to cash in on the expulsion of two Black Democrats from the state House, as their removal prompted some to accuse the party of racism. Republicans in the GOP-controlled chamber voted to expel Democrats Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, both of whom are Black, on Thursday. One week earlier, Jones, Pearson and Democratic Representative Gloria Johnson breached decorum by speaking out of turn to support a youth-led protest for gun control following the recent deadly shooting at The Covenant School in...