First Amendment

Whether it was a joke or not, President Trump (pictured bottom) should not be joking about treason when it comes to the Democrats who refused to clap during his State of the Union address. Political dissent does not equal betraying one's country and attempting to overthrow the government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Humor or not, Trump was wrong to call Democrats ‘treasonous’ for not clapping for him

Siraj Hashmi -

February 6, 2018 6:24 pm

After protests broke out, University of California, Berkeley police were called to guard the building where then-Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos was to speak last September. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Beltway Confidential

Berkeley spent almost $4 million to keep campus safe from people angry about opinions

Emily Jashinsky -

February 6, 2018 2:15 am

This is the norm for presidents, not some unprecedented exception. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Op-Eds

Trump isn’t the first president to hate on the media, and he won’t be the last

Daryl Austin -

February 4, 2018 5:01 am

A Thursday court ruling marked, the last of the pending cases brought against the government

Beltway Confidential

Government reaches settlement against pro-Israel nonprofit targeted by the IRS

Margot Cleveland -

February 2, 2018 10:43 pm

These organic movements need to be encouraged, not made mandatory by Republican legislators. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Op-Eds

Conservatives are passing laws requiring public universities to protect free speech. It’s probably a bad idea

Nick Phillips -

February 1, 2018 5:01 am

In September 2017, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Mike Faulk was arrested while covering protests in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Op-Eds

An onslaught against journalists in the US

Robert Mahoney -

January 27, 2018 5:01 am

The Trump administration is throwing its support behind a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley that accuses the school of a double standard for campus speakers that restricts conservative viewpoints. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing on Thursday, that the allegations by the Berkeley College Republicans and Young America's Foundation would violate the First Amendment if proven true. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

News

Department of Justice files in support of Berkeley College Republicans in free speech case

Tristan Justice -

January 26, 2018 7:45 pm

In an email, Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., (pictured above) who wants to challenge Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., wrote:

Beltway Confidential

A culture war in the Indiana Senate primary: Rep. Luke Messer blasts NFL over national anthem protests

Philip Wegmann -

January 25, 2018 8:32 pm

Anti-Jewish extremism is gaining a current foothold on college campuses across the U.S. (screenshot)

Education

Lawmakers must seek ways to address acts of anti-Semitism on campus

Bruce Portnoy -

January 24, 2018 1:47 am

In Hobby Lobby v. Burwell in 2014, a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court ruled that the abortion mandate was not the method

Politics

Michael Barone’s Guide to Government: Free speech

Michael Barone -

January 23, 2018 12:00 pm

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Tag: First Amendment

Humor or not, Trump was wrong to call Democrats ‘treasonous’ for not clapping for him

Berkeley spent almost $4 million to keep campus safe from people angry about opinions

Trump isn’t the first president to hate on the media, and he won’t be the last

Government reaches settlement against pro-Israel nonprofit targeted by the IRS

Conservatives are passing laws requiring public universities to protect free speech. It’s probably a bad idea

An onslaught against journalists in the US

Department of Justice files in support of Berkeley College Republicans in free speech case

A culture war in the Indiana Senate primary: Rep. Luke Messer blasts NFL over national anthem protests

Lawmakers must seek ways to address acts of anti-Semitism on campus

Michael Barone’s Guide to Government: Free speech

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