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Dave Chappelle and Charlie Kirk in an editorial illustration about the Charlie Kirk joke and free speech debate.

America November 9, 2026

Chappelle’s Charlie Kirk Joke Tests Free Speech

Dave Chappelle’s Charlie Kirk joke has drawn angry responses from prominent conservatives after his Madison Square Garden performances. The backlash…

By Michallie K Harrison

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America November 3, 2026

Supreme Court Takes Up Colorado Preschool Funding Fight Over LGBT Nondiscrimination Rules

What the Justices Must Decide Colorado says every publicly funded preschool must provide equal enrollment access regardless of sexual orientation,…

By Samuel Lopez

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America October 7, 2026

Disney Says Trump FCC Is Using ABC Licenses to Pressure and Punish Speech

What’s Really at Stake in the ABC-FCC Fight Disney says the FCC’s extraordinary early review of eight ABC station licenses…

By Samuel Lopez

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America October 5, 2026

Trump’s Harvard Funding Fight Hits Appeals Court With Billions and Federal Power on the Line

What the First Circuit Is Really Deciding The First Circuit is weighing whether a federal judge had the power to…

By Samuel Lopez

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America September 22, 2026

Watchdog Groups and San Francisco Sue Donald Trump Over Exclusive Truth Social API Access

Legal Action at a Glance Multiple watchdog organizations filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump and White House aide Natalie…

By Samuel Lopez

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Opinion September 19, 2026

Trump’s Press Ban Puts His Ego Above Your Rights

Trump’s press ban has shut CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists out of the White House over reporting he dislikes.…

By Michallie K Harrison

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America September 18, 2026

Pentagon Recognized Religions List Sparks Debate Over Latter-day Saint Classification

A revised Pentagon list of recognized religions in the U.S. military has generated controversy over how religious affiliations are categorized,…

By Jackie Allen

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America September 13, 2026

Court Finds First Amendment Violation in Veronika Rodriguez False Rape Report Case

Key Takeaways The Superior Court found that unexplained sealing violated common-law and First Amendment access rights. One sealed motion had…

By Samuel Lopez

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America September 4, 2026

Television Turmoil Erupts as Maria Bartiromo Exits Fox, Jim Thornton Is Suspended and ABC Battles FCC

The Broadcast Docket Fox News abruptly ended Maria Bartiromo’s 12½-year run without publicly explaining why. Sony suspended Jim Thornton while…

By Samuel Lopez

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America August 28, 2026

Federal Judge Torches Pentagon’s ‘National Security’ Case Against Anthropic, Calls It Retaliation In Disguise

The Verdict, Distilled A California federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon’s “supply chain risk” label against AI firm Anthropic…

By Samuel Lopez

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