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President Donald Trump
The shadow of Gregory "Joey" Johnson casts on a burning U.S. flag near Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Trump’s Order on Flag Burning Could Return the Question to the Supreme Court

In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson that Johnson’s act of flag-burning constituted expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment.

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Privacy and Civil Rights Groups Urge US Colleges To End Campus Surveillance To Protect Protesters

The demands come as President Donald Trump has pressed schools to crack down on alleged antisemitism and take a harder line on demonstrations.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Defamation Case Against Fox News Highlights Role of Its Hosts in Promoting 2020 Election Falsehoods

In short: Fox let Trump aides spread conspiracy theories despite knowing they were false because it was what their viewers wanted to hear.

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Wisconsin Judge Rejects Motions To Dismiss Charges Against Trump Aides

Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 and again last year but lost it in 2020 and tried unsuccessfully to overturn his defeat.

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Minnesota Sues TikTok, Alleging It Preys on Young People With Addictive Algorithms

The lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges that TikTok is violating Minnesota laws against deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud.

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Hunter Biden's trial on criminal gun charges continues, in Wilmington

Melania Trump Demands Hunter Biden Retract ‘Extremely Salacious’ Epstein Comments

Melania Trump takes issue with two comments Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, made in an interview this month with American journalist Andrew Callaghan.

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Protesters gather at the University of California Los Angeles

Trump Administration Seeks $1 Billion Settlement From UCLA, a White House Official Says

UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump

CPB helps fund both PBS and NPR, but most of its funding is distributed to more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations around the country.

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