This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces.

This week, Donald Trump released yet another executive order, this time aimed at prosecuting the burning of the American flag. The Republicans want to play this off as a patriotic act, and the order ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring public and private colleges and universities to protect and promote free speech—or otherwise sacrifice some of their federal funding ...

When we think of freedom of speech, the spoken word is usually what comes to mind. But the First Amendment of the federal Constitution (and, hence, Article II, section 7 of Montana’s Constitution) ...

I would like to write in defense of Ms. L. Baker, a fantastic teacher at NCHS. I have known Ms. Baker for several years. Not only was my youngest son a student of hers, but I have also worked with her ...

WASHINGTON — As Minnesota lawmakers headed to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday, they didn't come alone. The annual speech is more than a chance to hear a president lay ...

The United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine is set to deliver a speech before the UN General Assembly from Cape Town instead of New York due to the US sanctions imposed against her earlier this ...