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Does Trump have a legitimate First Amendment case?

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Does Trump have a legitimate First Amendment case?

Sara Swann

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube arguing his suspension from those platforms violates the First Amendment.

However, legal experts say that argument has little chance of succeeding in court since the First Amendment constrains only the government, and not private entities.

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Video: UNIT(ED) with David Adams

In the latest The Call To Unite video, David Adams, SEL Director at The Urban Assembly, and Dr. Tim Shriver, founder of UNITE, discuss social-emotional learning (SEL) as a lever for equity not only in our classrooms, but in our society at large. This is America's Classroom.

Grant makers must fund the big dreams of the youth movement

Imagine what could be accomplished if local youth organizations had million-dollar budgets every year, not just in presidential election years, writes Sarah Audelo, executive director of the Alliance for Youth Action.

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Present and Future Threats to American Democracy

Join USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future to hear Miles Taylor, former Homeland Security official, and a fall 2021 fellow at the Center for the Political Future who joins CPF Co-director Bob Shrum to discuss his upcoming course and his vision for the future of democracy and the Republican Party.

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Why Democracy Doesn’t Serve Me as a Latina
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Why Democracy Doesn’t Serve Me as a Latina

The Fulcrum is committed to nurturing the next generation of journalists. To learn about the many NextGen initiatives we are leading, click HERE.

We asked Jessica Meza , a Journalism & Advertising and Public Relations student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to share her thoughts on what democracy means to her and her perspective on its current health.

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Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization
Screenshot from a video moments before US forces struck a boat in international waters off Venezuela, September 2.
Screenshot from a video moments before US forces struck a boat in international waters off Venezuela, September 2.

Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization

“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.

The Trump administration asserted without providing any evidence that the boats were carrying illegal drugs. Fourteen boats that the administration alleged were being operated by drug traffickers have been struck, killing 43 people.

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84: A Legacy of Power, Controversy, and Loyalty

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, February 10, 2011

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84: A Legacy of Power, Controversy, and Loyalty

Dick Cheney, one of the most influential and polarizing figures in American political history, died on Monday at the age of 84. His family confirmed the cause of death as complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, marking the end of a public life that spanned more than four decades and included roles as White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President under George W. Bush.

Cheney passed away surrounded by his wife of 61 years, Lynne Cheney, and their daughters, Liz and Mary. In a statement released Tuesday morning, the family said, “Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness, and fly fishing. We are grateful beyond measure for all Dick Cheney did for our country. And we are blessed beyond measure to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man”.

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America faces its longest government shutdown as millions lose food, pay, and healthcare—while communities step up to help where Washington fails.

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Longest U.S. Government Shutdown Sparks Nationwide Crisis

Congratulations to World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers! Americans love to watch their favorite sports teams win championships and set records. Well now Team USA is about to set a new record – for the longest government shutdown in history. As the shutdown enters its second month and the funds for government operations and programs run out, more and more Americans are starting to feel the pain.

Over the weekend, 42 million Americans – nearly one-eighth of the country – who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed themselves and their families, lost their food stamps for the first time in the program’s history. This is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.

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