Trump Says Critical Coverage of Him Is ‘Really Illegal’

It remained unclear why the president believed negative news coverage, which all of his predecessors have faced and is protected by the Constitution, would be against the law. Read More

Trump and his allies are suddenly downplaying the First Amendment

President Donald Trump and some high-profile allies are downplaying the importance of protecting free speech rights at this moment, suggesting drastic times call for drastic measures. Read More

In Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say. Read More

Beyond 'draining the swamp': How Trump is knocking down checks on presidential power

President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century. Read More

Trump claims he can do anything he wants with the military. Here’s what the law says

Having rebranded the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the president is going on offense with the US military. Read More

Trump says he has pressured Putin for Ukraine truce: So what has he done?

United States President Donald Trump bristled on Wednesday when a Polish reporter suggested that he hadn’t done enough to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, ... Read More