Facing Trump’s Threats, Columbia Investigates Students Critical of Israel

The new disciplinary office is raising alarm among students, faculty and free speech advocates, who accuse the school of bowing to President Trump’s threats.

Trump Vowed to Leverage Federal Money To Fight Antisemitism. He’s Starting at Columbia

Trump said on social media that federal funding will be stopped for any school or college that allows “illegal protests.”

A Look at ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ As Tensions Spike Between Trump and Journalists

A federal judge hearing the case this week observed that it seemed an obvious constitutional problem, calling Trump’s actions “pretty clearly viewpoint discrimination.”

The White House Says It ‘Will Determine’ Which News Outlets Cover Trump

The move represented an unprecedented seizing of control over coverage of the American presidency by any administration.

Teachers Union Sues Over Trump Administration’s Deadline to End School Diversity Programs

Forcing schools to teach only the views supported by the federal government amounts to a violation of free speech, the organizations say.

Judge Rejects Immediately Restoring AP’s Access to White House but Urges Government To Reconsider

With no ruling made, the White House is free to continue barring the AP from the Oval Office and beyond.

Trump: AP’s White House Access Will Be Curtailed Until It Adopts ‘Gulf of America’

It was the first time the president himself had commented on the issue since the White House began not allowing AP to cover several of his events last week.

AP Reporter, Photographer Barred From Air Force One Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Dispute

Journalists consider the administration’s move a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment — a governmental attempt to dictate what a news company publishes under threat of retribution.