Tennessee House Vote, Leaked Ukraine War Documents, Biden Transgender Proposal

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🗓️ 7 April 2023

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Republican controlled Tennessee House expelled two Democratic members over protests for tighter gun control. Classified war documents detailing secret U.S. and NATO plans for the Ukrainian military have leaked on social media platforms. And the Biden administration proposed a rule that would forbid schools from broadly banning transgender students from sports teams that align with their gender identity

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0:00.0	Why did Tennessee's Republican legislature expel Democratic lawmakers?
0:07.1	What is happening here today is a part of democracy.
0:10.4	They removed two black lawmakers who joined a protest while a white lawmaker got to stay.
0:14.7	I'm Stephen Skep with Leda Faddle and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.2	U.S. and NATO war plans for Ukraine turned up on social media.
0:24.8	Apparently, if you want to assess Ukraine's combat readiness, you can just check out Twitter
0:29.4	or telegram.
0:30.4	How did this happen and how significant is the leak?
0:33.3	And the Biden administration proposes a new rule for transgender student athletes.
0:37.6	The move would stop broad bands from schools, but some restrictions will be allowed.
0:41.9	So how will that work?
0:42.9	Stay with us.
0:43.9	We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
0:55.1	In an unprecedented decision that's captured the nation's attention, Tennessee's Republican
1:00.4	controlled House voted to expel two lawmakers.
1:03.2	The two Democrats participated in a gun control protest on the House floor.
1:08.3	They were responding to a school shooting in Tennessee that killed three children and
1:12.2	three adults.
1:13.2	And then they were thrown out.
1:14.2	A third Democrat, Gloria Johnson, also joined the protests but gets to keep her job.
1:18.8	It might have to do with the color of our skin.
1:21.4	Johnson is white while the two lawmakers expelled were black.
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