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Trump’s Own Order on Flag Burning Concedes First Amendment Protections

The president wants to prosecute protesters who desecrate the American flag, but his order concedes that such protests are typically covered by the First Amendment.

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President Trump has railed for years against protesters who burn the American flag.
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Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?

A major increase in U.S. naval forces in the south Caribbean Sea has been underway since President Trump signed a directive targeting some cartels.

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President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at a military event in January. The Trump administration has labeled him a terrorist-cartel leader.
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Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?

A major increase in U.S. naval forces in the south Caribbean Sea has been underway since President Trump signed a directive targeting some cartels.

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President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at a military event in January. The Trump administration has labeled him a terrorist-cartel leader.
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Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.

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President Trump ordered the State Department to label drug cartels as terrorist organizations after taking office in January.
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Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump ordered the State Department to label drug cartels as terrorist organizations after taking office in January.
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