Free speech
Trump's White House press pool ban lifted by federal judge, reporters regain access to White House
MS NOW, CNN regain access to the White House hours after a federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to reverse his ban on the media outlets
White House launches 'TRUMP TV' stream following controversial ban of major news outlets
CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report
New Missouri law forcing schools to target antisemitism sparks intense First Amendment concerns
Masked pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Cal Poly talk by wounded IDF veterans
The masked demonstrators chanted, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, the IDF has got to go," and "Stop killing mothers, stop killing fathers, stop killing kids, stop killing doctors."
Federal judge blocks Texas drag ban, ruling the law violates free speech rights
Opponents of the law criticized it as too broad and said it was explicitly intended to target LGBT performers.
US judge dismisses X lawsuit over New York law requiring hate speech disclosures
Signed in December 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York law required social media companies with at least $100 million of annual revenue to disclose how they eliminate hate on their platforms.
IDF to deploy voting stations behind enemy lines in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ahead of October election
The Chief of Staff outlined a number of preparatory guidelines and procedures to be implemented by the IDF.
Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes
Paxson said she planned to leave her job a year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university to "navigate a federal funding freeze that imperiled our mission."
I left Germany looking for free speech and found it in a room full of Israelis, Arabs, and Iranians
In London, my instinct to filter my words slowly faded. I found myself speaking more freely than I had in years – not because everyone shared my views, but because I no longer had to soften them
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with terrorism, issues arrest warrant
Telegram, an encrypted messenger app founded in 2013, says it has more than 1 billion users and is widely used on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trump teleprompter operator accused of placing insider bets on presidential speech scripts
Gabriel Perez allegedly used advance knowledge of Trump’s speeches to place prediction-market bets, earning nearly $100,000 before Kalshi froze the profits and alerted regulators.
Masked vandal smashes entrance to Haaretz offices, days after similar attack on Channel 12
Security footage showed the individual reaching through the entrance grates and tossing two bricks at a glass door, which punched a hole through the entrance before he fled.
White nationalist group Patriot Front marched through Washington DC ahead of Independence Day
Many were carrying the group's flag, Confederate flags, and variations of the US flag, at times chanting "Reclaim America."