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The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether a Colorado law banning “conversion therapy”—that is, efforts by psychologists or counselors to get people to change their sexual ...

President Trump stated his administration "took the freedom of speech away" in relation to flag burning. Trump signed an executive order in August directing his administration to prosecute people who ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed US military leaders to verify that every member of the department watched the speech he delivered at an unusual gathering of senior officers in Quantico, ...

A federal judge’s ruling Tuesday temporarily blocks the University of Texas System from implementing parts of a new state law that limits where and when students can engage in expressive activities on ...

A U.S. district court temporarily halted the University of Texas System’s enforcement of a new free speech law, siding with students who say its limits are overly broad and restrictive. The decision, ...

The president said he had made flag burning a crime punishable by a year in prison. But such a claim contradicts both Supreme Court precedent and the text of an executive order he signed. By Charlie ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that the First Amendment protects those who burn the American flag in protest. Nevertheless, seven weeks ago, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ...

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump's "baseless, irresponsible, and shameful accusations" in his speech to the Israeli Knesset. Trump's historic peace ...

President Trump addressed the Knesset in Israel on Monday as he visited the Middle East to mark the beginning of a peace accord to end the fighting in Gaza. Trump spoke for more than an hour in ...