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First Amendment on Trial
President Donald Trump and his administration are likely set to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that protected the burning of the American flag under the First Amendment with a new executive order calling for those who desecrate the U.S. flag while inciting violence or breaking other laws to face prosecution.
The executive order, which Trump signed Monday morning, directs the attorney general to prosecute those who violate laws “in ways that involve desecrating the flag,” and to pursue litigation that would clarify the scope of the First Amendment as it relates to flag desecration.
Burning the American flag, however, already has been litigated, with the Supreme Court ruling in 1989 that it is a form of symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment…Read more
President Donald Trump and a burnt US flag, seen on the ground amid clashes with law enforcement in the streets surrounding the federal building during a protest following federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. (Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)
White House
DEALER’S CHOICE: Trump says he holds ‘incredible cards’ that could ‘destroy China’ but won’t play them yet
‘GOT ALONG GREAT’: Trump touts Kim Jong Un relationship amid South Korea summit
President Donald Trump, right, met with Kim Jong Un in Singapore in June 2018 during his first term as president. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)
Capitol Hill
JUDICIAL GRIDLOCK: Trump threatens lawsuit over century-old Senate tradition delaying his nominees
JUDGE JAM: Trump threatens lawsuit over ‘blue slips’ as top GOP senator bucks demand to bend Senate rules for nominees
‘DELIVER LEADERSHIP’: Retired Air Force colonel who piloted last flight out of Afghanistan reveals new mission
BLOCK PARTY: ‘Separated from reality’: Senate Republicans fume as Dems use Epstein saga to block Trump’s agenda
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein (Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Across America
BORDER BATTLE SHIFT: Mexican immigrant-turned-congresswoman blasts Dem claims Texas redistricting hurts Hispanic vote
MIND THE GAP: Bridge collapse aid becomes economic weapon in escalating Trump-Moore feud
INNER CIRCLE: Zohran Mamdani campaign aficionado gets behind top ‘Squad’ member’s re-election bid: Report
STRENGTH TEST: Mamdani struggles with bench press at Brooklyn event
DEFIANCE BLUEPRINT: Mamdani reveals which Dem cities are ‘model for how to fight’ Trump admin in NYC
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, spoke to supporters at a canvass launch event in Prospect Park on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
PAXTON’S PICK: Texas’ Ken Paxton endorses candidate to succeed him as attorney general
‘MAJOR LIABILITY’: Florida AG announces probe of sanctuary jurisdictions that give trucking licenses to illegal immigrants
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