The Tennessee House passed a bill on Thursday that would make it illegal to marry your first cousin in Tennessee, WSMV reports. But it only did so after state Rep. Gino Bulso (R), whose grandparents he said were first cousins, rose to object to the law. 

“State prosecutor Pete Skandalakis said Thursday that he will lead the investigation into Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ (R) alleged role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. New York Times: “Fani

Brian Ormes (R), a candidate for Kentucky’s state House of Representatives, was arrested and booked for strangulation Monday night, the Lexington Herald Leader reports.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a teenager’s death at Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s (R) farm, KETV reports.

Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern (R) “invited a prayer group to the Senate floor on Monday,” the Arizona Republic reports. “Seen in a video filmed by an anonymous attendee, Kern led the group, who spoke in tongues, through a prayer as they knelt over the state seal.” “This public display comes a day