Stanford Daily sues Trump administration citing threats to free speech
Stanford University’s student newspaper is suing the Trump administration, claiming the threat to deport foreign students for speaking out against Israel’s handling of the war…
Musk’s X: Britain’s Internet safety law ‘seriously infringes’ free speech
Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Elon Musk-owned social media platform X said Friday that Britain's newly-enacted Online Safety Act "seriously" is on the cusp of…
L.A. City Council bans N-word and C-word at meetings
Speakers at Los Angeles City Council meetings will be banned from using the N-word and the C-word, the council decided Wednesday.The ban comes after years…
Has the US cancelled free speech? | Freedom of the Press
Why are US professors suing to challenge the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism?Several groups of professors in the United States are suing the Trump…
Too much ‘my,’ not enough ‘we’: Pro speakers grade Donald Trump’s oratory skills in GOP convention speech
Donald Trump just spoke to one of the highest-profile stages in American politics at the Republican National Convention. How did he do? We asked Toastmasters, a 332,000-member global organization focused…
Healthcare, hip-hop, King George III: What Hakeem Jeffries talked about for almost 9 hours
WASHINGTON — There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday,…
Let’s not go overboard hyping Newsom’s White House prospects
Today we discuss presidential politics, window treatments and disasters of the natural and man-made variety.Time for Gavin Newsom to start measuring those White House drapes.Huh?You…
Full speech: Donald Trump’s address to nation after attack on Iran | Donald Trump News
After announcing the “very successful” US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, United States President Donald Trump addressed the nation. Here…
Why do coaches coach? Commander of USS Abraham Lincoln gives reason
Dan Keeler, the new captain of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, called up his football coaches from his days at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame…
Contributor: The awful optics of uniformed troops cheering Trump’s partisan applause lines
This past week Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump spoke at a rally. Trump’s speech seemed familiar: Disparage Los Angeles (“trash heap”). Criticize Gov.…
Supreme Court to hear New Jersey pro-life free speech case
June 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a Christian-based pregnancy center's request, challenging New Jersey over its claim the pro-life…
Newsom’s ‘Democracy is under assault’ speech could turn the tables on Trump
Frame it as a call to action or a presidential campaign announcement, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s address to America on Tuesday has tapped into our zeitgeist…
Newsom says Trump purposely ‘fanned the flames’ of L.A. protests
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night accused President Trump of intentionally fanning the flames of the Los Angeles protests and “pulling a military dragnet across”…
Trump, taunted by protesters, delivers barbs on immigration in L.A. Harbor speech
The setting matched the message Tuesday as Donald Trump stood beneath the gun barrels of a 57,000-ton battleship in Los Angeles Harbor and fired rhetorical…
Zoe Saldaña ‘collapsed’ after her teary-eyed Oscars acceptance speech
It turns out Zoe Saldaña was more than just emotionally drained after tearfully accepting her supporting actress Oscar for “Emilia Pérez” at this year’s Academy…
Is free speech under attack in the US? | Donald Trump
The US prides itself on freedom of speech, but does that only apply to some and not to others?In a country that prides itself on…
FCC commissioner sounds alarms about free speech ‘chilling effect’ under Trump
Federal Communications Commissioner Anna M. Gomez traveled to Los Angeles this week to sound an alarm that attacks on the media by President Trump and…
King Charles III says Canada facing unprecedent challenges as Trump threatens annexation
OTTAWA, Ontario — King Charles III said Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that’s never been more dangerous as he opened the Canadian Parliament on…
Charles III to give ‘Speech from the Throne’ in Canada: What to know | News
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are on their first official visit to Canada since Charles became the British monarch in 2022. The two-day trip,…
Powell defends Federal Reserve in speech amid onslaught of attacks from Trump
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in a Princeton University commencement speech in which he also…