• In his inauguration speech, Taiwan's new President Lai emphasized China must stop military intimidation

    In his inauguration speech, Taiwan's new President Lai emphasized China must stop military intimidation

    May 20, 2024 09:38 PM EDT

    ... said. Although Lai signaled he would maintain the overall direction of Tsai's policy regarding Beijing, he struck a more sovereignty-affirming tone in his speech, said Amanda Hsiao, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group. “This likely fits within Beijing's low expectations of Lai, so it won ...

  • College students on divisions over Israel, safety and what is considered free speech

    College students on divisions over Israel, safety and what is considered free speech

    May 08, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    The debate around how colleges are handling protests played out in Washington D.C. Wednesday as police cleared out encampments at George Washington University. This week, we visited that encampment and others to hear why students are protesting and explore a long-standing divide over the rhetoric and language used to describe the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Stephanie Sy...

  • Biden condemns antisemitism, affirms support for Israel in Holocaust remembrance speech

    Biden condemns antisemitism, affirms support for Israel in Holocaust remembrance speech

    May 07, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    President Biden marked the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance, remembering the six million Jewish people who were killed. In his speech Tuesday, Biden affirmed America’s support for Jewish people, Israel and condemned antisemitism. Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • Modi accused of hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at Indian election rally

    Modi accused of hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at Indian election rally

    Apr 23, 2024 02:14 PM EDT

    ... of the code of conduct. “We decline comment,” a spokesperson for the commission told the Press Trust of India news agency on Monday.In his speech, Modi also repeated a Hindu nationalist trope that Muslims were overtaking the Hindu population by having more children. Hindus make up 80% of India ...

  • USC cancels speech by valedictorian who expressed support for Palestinians, cites safety concerns

    USC cancels speech by valedictorian who expressed support for Palestinians, cites safety concerns

    Apr 17, 2024 08:11 PM EDT

    ... security,’” the organization's executive director, Hussam Ayloush, said in a statement. Tabassum, describing herself as a first-generation South Asian American Muslim, said her speech aimed to inspire hope in troubled times.“By canceling my speech, USC is only caving to fear and rewarding hatred,” she said. “As your ...

  • Supreme Court allows lawsuit that free speech advocates warn will threaten right to protest

    Supreme Court allows lawsuit that free speech advocates warn will threaten right to protest

    Apr 15, 2024 05:06 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a lawsuit to go forward against a Black Lives Matter activist who led a protest in Louisiana in which a police officer was injured. Civil rights groups and free speech advocates have warned that the suit threatens the right to protest. The ...

  • Anatomy of a Donald Trump speech

    Anatomy of a Donald Trump speech

    Apr 03, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    Lisa Desjardins: We noticed yesterday Trump left out two other common speeches -- features of his speeches. He has repeatedly played the national anthem as sung by January 6 prisoners and pledged to pardon them at the beginning of his rallies. And he has also often used an anthem for conspiracy ...

  • Analyzing the arguments as Supreme Court hears 2 cases centered on free speech

    Analyzing the arguments as Supreme Court hears 2 cases centered on free speech

    Mar 18, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    The First Amendment was at the center of two key Supreme Court arguments on Monday. One honed in on social media companies' handling of misinformation while the powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, was at the center of the other. Geoff Bennett discussed the hearings with NewsHour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle.

  • News Wrap: Schumer criticizes Netanyahu and his far-right coalition in scathing speech

    News Wrap: Schumer criticizes Netanyahu and his far-right coalition in scathing speech

    Mar 14, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Schumer called Israel’s Netanyahu an obstacle to peace, the Palestinian Authority is getting a new prime minister, a federal judge in Florida rejected Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents case against him, Biden made a campaign visit to Michigan, former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said he’s organizing an investor...

  • Supreme Court hears cases involving free speech rights on social media

    Supreme Court hears cases involving free speech rights on social media

    Feb 26, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    The Supreme Court heard arguments in highly consequential cases navigating First Amendment protections on social media. Tech companies are taking on state laws, decrying conservative censorship online. A decision could fundamentally change the use of speech on the internet. Amna Nawaz discussed the hearing with Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle.