Monday on Political Rewind: A Texas federal court judge has ruled the FDA improperly vetted mifepristone 20 years ago. Plus, the expulsion of two young Black Democrats from the Tennessee Legislature has caused an uproar. Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas didn't disclose luxury vacations hosted by a key donor.
The panel:
Eric Tanenblatt, Global chair of public policy, Dentons, @ericjtanenblatt
Sen. Kim Jackson, (D) Stone Mountain, @KimforGeorgia
Patricia Murphy, political reporter &and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, @MurphyAJC
Stephen Fowler, political reporter, GPB News, @stphnfwlr
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
3:00 - A Texas federal judge ruled the FDA improperly vetted mifepristone, a pill used to induce more than half of all abortions.
28:00 - Two Black Democratic legislators were expelled from the Tennessee state legislature after they participated in a gun control protest.
43:00 - ProPublica reports that Clarence Thomas took decades of Republican-donor vacations without reporting them.
51:00 - Reactions to Bill White's ending his part in the "Buckhead City" movement.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Tamar Hallerman joins the show.