Tennessee Republicans expel two House Democrats for leading pro-gun reform protest

<p>Tennessee Republicans have expelled two House Democrats for leading a pro-gun reform <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/06/tennessee-expulsion-vote/11616844002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">protest</a> in the wake of the Nashville shooting.</p><p>The Supreme Court sides with a 12-year-old transgender girl fighting West Virginia's sports <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/06/supreme-court-transgender-girls-sports/11509293002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ban</a>.</p><p>USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer looks at the controversy surrounding a report that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted undisclosed <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/06/clarence-thomas-secretly-accepted-gifts-gop-donor/11612865002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gifts</a> for decades.</p><p>A report outlines horrific <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/05/catholic-sex-abuse-report-details-claims-against-150-baltimore-priests/11609765002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sexual abuse</a> by Catholic priests in Baltimore.</p><p>Commercial Appeal Access and Equity Reporter Micaela&nbsp;Watts talks about how the death of <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/states-of-america/2023/04/06/memphis-police-lieutenant-reacts-tyre-nichols-beating-footage/11614762002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tyre Nichols</a> rattled Memphis, as covered in the latest episode of States of America.</p><p>Find USA TODAY Network's streaming channel <a href="https://marketing.usatoday.com/channels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/07/2-tennessee-3-expelled-scotus-transgender-ruling-5-things-podcast/11620699002/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></