Tennessee becomes latest state to ban divisive critical race theory in public schools - joining Oklahoma, Idaho and Arkansas
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill banning critical race theory from being taught in schools on Monday
Lee has said students should learn about American exceptionalism rather than divisive topics
A handful of other states are currently debating, or in the process of approving, similar bills
Those against critical race theory have argued it reduces people to the categories of privileged or oppressed based on their skin color
Supporters, however, say the theory is vital to eliminating racism because it examines the ways in which race influence US politics, culture and the law
Trump ex-counsel McGahn s Mueller testimony is a sad consolation prize for Congress
For the third time, a major dispute over Congress’ power to compel testimony has ended not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Don McGahn as White House counsel in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images
May 23, 2021, 4:50 PM UTC
For the third time in three administrations, a major dispute over Congress’ power to compel testimony from executive branch officials ended not with a bang, but with a whimper, when the House Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department reached a deal two weeks ago for the long-sought testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn in relation to Robert Mueller s (long-concluded) Russia investigation.
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