When we label broad topics as "verboten," we may become more closed off to others: The growing habit of social exclusion that I discuss in "Can I Say That?" includes what I call "The 5 Ds": ...

The Constitution’s First Amendment protects free speech for good reason. If people can’t say what they want, we don’t have honest debate. I was relieved when Donald Trump, campaigning for the ...

German journalist Melanie Amann said that politicizing free speech regulations restricts discourse while creating artificial viewpoint diversity at a talk on Tuesday afternoon. Amann compared what she ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes to rail against “grave threats” presented by President Trump. Merkley, a ...

The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...

Our live coverage of US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly has ended for the day. Follow the takeaways from Trump’s UN speech or read through the posts below. Syria and Israel are ...

Watching President Trump slice and dice the United Nations Tuesday morning, I couldn’t help but think that the gods have a sense of humor — and excellent timing. The fact that neither the building’s ...

WASHINGTON — An escalator malfunction and frozen teleprompter disrupted President Trump’s marquee address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, prompting him to improvise. The escalator ...

UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump castigated the United Nations as a feckless institution in a speech to the world body on Tuesday, praising the turn America has taken under his leadership while ...

The president used a large chunk of his speech to world leaders to condemn climate science and clean energy policies. President Donald Trump rebuked world leaders for being overly concerned about ...

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