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CNN Senior White House Reporter Betsy Klein, right, departs after having her credential revoked following President Donald Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicans back Trump’s ban of liberal news outlets

By Susan Ferrechio and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on attacking freedom of speech by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

More threats to freedom of speech

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Meta settlement’s age verification requirements spark fears of lost privacy, free speech rights

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Government Surveillance Eyeball Flag Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ICE should get a warrant before policing social media speech

By Andrew P. Napolitano

FILE - A portrait of Benjamin Franklin is displayed on U.S. $100 bills in Pennsylvania, on July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

The financial dilemma that wound up helping U.S. churches thrive

By Thomas Adam - Associated Press

250 years later, our first freedom is being erased

By Rev. Samuel Rodriguez

Safeguarding our most important constitutional right: Freedom of religion and conscience

By Judge Phil Ginn

Justice Antonin Scalia

Unsealed letter reveals Scalia’s fierce defense of landmark religious liberty decision

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 6, 2011 photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia participates at the third annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington. The late Supreme Court Justice, Tom Cruise, and Stephen Colbert are among the 51 people nominated for the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The hall honors people in five categories who live or have lived in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Justice Scalia defended attacks on his landmark religious-liberty opinion, a new document shows

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Jane Fonda poses for photographers at the opening ceremony and premiere of the film 'The Electric Kiss' during 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Jane Fonda to host First Amendment concert countering White House UFC event

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing on the Agriculture Department budget for fiscal year 2027 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Brooke Rollins accused of ‘sermonizing’ to USDA employees in new lawsuit

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Aimee Huber, executive director of First Choice Women's Resource Centers in New Jersey, is challenging Attorney General Matthew Platkin's 2023 subpoena that demands the identities of the nonprofit's donors in a case taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2025. (Alliance Defending Freedom photo)

The First Amendment wins a Supreme Court smackdown

By Thomas Jipping and J. Marc Wheat

Constitutional right of free speech and James B. Comey "8647" indictment illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Comey indictment and free speech

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Violence in the United States of America due to political rhetoric illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Our duty to confront political violence in America

By Rep. Abe Hamadeh

National Public Radio (NPR) on North Capitol Street in Washington, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

By Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press

Bureaucrats at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Free speech faces new pressure as Trump’s FCC targets media coverage

By Andrew P. Napolitano

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, March 15, 2026, en route from West Palm Beach, Fla. to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war’s story the way we see it

By David Bauder - Associated Press