... speeches themselves played a crucial role in a president’s plans getting turned into law. Historians have long struggled to quantify the effect that the speeches have on public policy. State of the Union speeches “make no difference in terms of legislation,” argued Shirley Anne Warshaw, a presidential scholar at ...
... Winfrey running, it would also punctuate how Trump’s candidacy has altered political norms. “At the same time, politics is ridiculous right now.” Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award on Sunday touched on her humble upbringing and childhood wonder in civil rights heroes ...
... Well, even in recent days, the current administration has tried to martial international -- other countries for continued and even stronger sanctions, right? So, does a speech like this have the potential to change the calculus, if not for the U.S., but perhaps for other countries? Frank Jannuzi: Well, I ...
"America is coming back and coming back strong," President Donald Trump said today during a speech outlining his national security strategy. Read his full remarks here.
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making light of the grilling he’s received over contacts with Russians. Sessions opened a speech Friday to the conservative Federalist Society by asking if the former Russian ambassador was in the room. Sessions recused himself from the Justice Department’s investigation into Russia ...
... resolution make it impossible for America to support the document. Introduced by Russia, the resolution calls on all U.N. nations to ban pro-Nazi speech and organizations, and to implement other restrictions on speech and assembly. That’s a non-starter in the U.S., where First Amendment protections ...
... to overthrow it?” (Also, the amount of time Trump spent on South Korean history was strange, Perkovich said, an observation shared by many watching the speech on Twitter). The president left little room for compromise or negotiation. He spoke directly to Kim Jong Un in his speech before the assembly ...
TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal has sparked a new war of words between the Islamic Republic and America, fueling growing mistrust and a sense of nationalism among Iranians. The speech has also served to unite Iranians across the political spectrum — from Trump ...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday during a speech at Georgetown University that the Department of Justice would renew its commitment to "enforce federal law, defend free speech, and protect students’ free expression from whatever end of the political spectrum it may come."
WASHINGTON — Decrying what he sees as political correctness run amok on college campuses, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday the Justice Department will ramp up its support for students who sue universities claiming their free speech rights have been violated. The complexity of the free-speech issue was on display ...
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