... 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 ...
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...
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.
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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...
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.
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