• PEN America lawsuit alleges Trump is stifling free speech

    PEN America lawsuit alleges Trump is stifling free speech

    Oct 16, 2018 03:55 PM EST

    ... s retaliatory acts and credible threats because they are forced to work in an atmosphere where they could be punished by the President for their speech."Nossel added that PEN was not yet "actively asking" Bezos or CNN or other media outlets to join the lawsuit. "Media organizations are focused ...

  • WATCH: Trump's full speech to the United Nations General Assembly

    WATCH: Trump's full speech to the United Nations General Assembly

    Sep 24, 2018 09:39 PM EST

    President Donald Trump is expected to reiterate his "America First" approach to foriegn policy Tuesday in his second major speech before the United Nations General Assembly. President Donald Trump is expected to speak at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday. Watch live in the player above. The speech will focus ...

  • Trump claims he fell asleep watching Obama speech

    Trump claims he fell asleep watching Obama speech

    Sep 07, 2018 07:08 PM EST

    President Donald Trump claims he fell asleep watching former President Barack Obama's speech about the current political climate. Trump says: "I'm sorry, I watched it, but I fell asleep." He adds, "I found he's very good for sleeping." Obama criticized Trump during a speech Friday in Illinois ...

  • AP fact check: Trump wrongly claims Google shunned speech

    AP fact check: Trump wrongly claims Google shunned speech

    Aug 30, 2018 05:42 PM EST

    ... office, Google stopped." THE FACTS: The video is incorrect as to Trump. There's no dispute that Google promoted Obama's State of the Union speeches from 2012 to 2016, according to webpages captured by the Wayback Machine, an internet archive site.In a statement, Google said it has not ...

  • WATCH: Barack Obama delivers speech in South Africa

    WATCH: Barack Obama delivers speech in South Africa

    Jul 17, 2018 01:42 PM EST

    Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at an event that honors the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg Tuesday. Watch former President Barack Obama's speech live in the video player above. The 16th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture was slated to start at 7:55 ...

  • The single most important thing if you’re giving a short speech

    The single most important thing if you’re giving a short speech

    Jun 07, 2018 10:15 PM EST

    The act of one human speaking to a group has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. Chris Anderson, owner of TED and TED Talks, gives his Brief but Spectacular take on the power of ideas and how we communicate meaning to other people.

  • Watchdog clears Interior chief Zinke of wrongdoing in speech to NHL team

    Watchdog clears Interior chief Zinke of wrongdoing in speech to NHL team

    Jun 05, 2018 10:06 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent watchdog has cleared Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of wrongdoing when he gave a speech to a National Hockey League team owned by a campaign contributor. The Office of Special Counsel said Zinke's June 2017 speech to the Vegas Golden Knights did not violate the Hatch ...

  • Trump can't block critics on Twitter for political speech, judge says

    Trump can't block critics on Twitter for political speech, judge says

    May 23, 2018 06:11 PM EST

    NEW YORK — President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter for political speech, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering Trump or a subordinate to stop the practice of blocking critics ...

  • WATCH: Pence delivers commencement speech at Coast Guard Academy graduation

    WATCH: Pence delivers commencement speech at Coast Guard Academy graduation

    May 23, 2018 03:10 PM EST

    Vice President Mike Pence delivered the keynote address today. Watch his remarks here.

  • In speech slamming California's immigration policies, Trump calls some unauthorized border-crossers 'animals'

    In speech slamming California's immigration policies, Trump calls some unauthorized border-crossers 'animals'

    May 17, 2018 12:56 PM EST

    While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as "animals" — drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric.