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June 9, 2026
February 2026: Tennessee’s month in photos
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Nashville singer-songwriter Heather Mae is carried from the Tennessee House of Representatives gallery after refusing to leave during a March 26 House session. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Cassie Bynum of Nashville was one of thousands of Tennesseans who participated in No Kings events across the state on Saturday, March 28. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Michael Eric Dyson, an author, Baptist minister and professor at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, gave a fiery invocation in the Tennessee House of Representatives on March 26, 2026. Many Republican members walked out mid-prayer. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Gov. Bill Lee greets Attorney General Pam Bondi during a March 23 visit to Memphis by President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout0
President Donald Trump expounds on what he described as the success of the Memphis Safe Task during a visit to Memphis on March 23, 2026. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Michael Holley, an attorney for Estefany Rodriguez, a Nashville journalist detained by ICE, speaks to reporters following a federal court hearing seeking her release on March 17, 2026. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Rep. Bo Mitchell, a Nashville Democrat, shares a laugh with House Speaker Cameron Sexton. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Anti-abortion activist Brian Gunter, pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Walker, Louisiana sings hymns with his followers after a measure criminalizing women who have abortions failed in a Tennessee House committee. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Rep. Shaundelle Brooks, a Nashville Democrat, kisses her grandson during a visit to the Cordelle Hull Legislative Building from her family. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Former University of Tennessee and Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl testified before a House committee on March 4 in support of a bill called the “Recognizing Judea and Samariah Act.” (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
