The administration says faith-based organizations deliver aid more efficiently, but offers no data to support that claim—and its preference for religious providers raises constitutional questions.
Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering millions of dollars to promote Western identity and opposition to “mass migration” abroad.
Plus: How the UFC and MMA went from outsiders to the sporting and political establishment—to the point where they’re being used for “diplomacy.”
The president tramples the rule of law in his rush to glorify himself.
The biometric immigration system makes it impossible for bureaucrats to make a moral stand. I know because I tried.
Instead of holding the president accountable, lawmakers are trying novel ways to reduce energy prices caused by Trump’s war in Iran.
The State Department and ICE claimed to have caught Islamic Republic nepo babies “enjoying a lavish lifestyle.” Instead, they tore apart an innocent family.
Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based deportation policy.
After being moved to Qatar and left in bureaucratic limbo for years, Afghan evacuees are now being relocated again—but no one knows where to.
That embarrassing mistake highlights the slipperiness of Trump's attempts to justify legally dubious policies by invoking the specter of "foreign terrorist organizations."
If an indictment is enough to justify military action, why bother seeking congressional approval?
The 2016 brief defended the understanding of the 14th Amendment that the president wants to overturn.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is seeking an injunction that would protect noncitizens at The Stanford Daily from arrest and removal because of their published work.
The government's gaslighting strategy suggests that federal officials are not confident about the constitutionality of punishing students for expressing anti-Israel views.
The government’s lawyers also say that supposedly nonexistent policy is perfectly consistent with the First Amendment.
Afghan prosecutors, interpreters, and other U.S. partners are being evicted, abandoned, or forced back into Taliban hands.
Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
Afghans who fled Taliban rule with hopes of U.S. resettlement now face detention, extortion, and forced return.
A training slideshow reveals how deluded American leaders continue to be about the Iraq War, more than two decades later.
"It is unthinkable that a person in a free society could be snatched from the street, imprisoned, and threatened with deportation for expressing an opinion the government dislikes," says FIRE.
But volunteers are stepping up even as Congress fails to act.
The president has launched a multifaceted crusade against speech that offends him.
The secretary of state, who aims to "liberate American speech," nevertheless wants to deport U.S. residents for expressing opinions that offend him.
An immigration judge's decision reinforces the constitutional argument against the law that the secretary of state is invoking.
The detention of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk illustrates the startling breadth of the authority the secretary of state is invoking.
The defense secretary, who shared information about imminent U.S. air strikes in a manifestly insecure group chat, thought Clinton should be prosecuted for her careless handling of sensitive information.
The rationale for deporting Mahmoud Khalil is chillingly vague and broad.
The proposed State Department policy would add to the irrational burdens that registrants face.
A smaller government with a more powerful set of unaccountable executive officials is unlikely to be much of a win for liberty.
Establishment hawks will be running the State Department and National Security Council, but Trump has peppered in some antiestablishment mavericks too.
Plus: Trump island, AI regulations you've never heard of, Gaza death count, and more...
Even without Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley, the Trump administration still could be heading for regime change in the Middle East.
Newly released FBI files show a lot of strange threats against the former secretary of state’s safety—and say a lot about 1970s America.
The surveillance company mSpy just suffered its third data breach in a decade, exposing government officials snooping for both official and unofficial reasons.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
Plus: Trump opts out of debates, blackface story gets a twist, AI-enhanced IRS, and more...
The U.S.-Bahraini security pact is the first step towards a future U.S.-Saudi “mega-deal.” Critics say it violates the U.S. Constitution and aids torturers.
Applicants are currently waiting 10 to 13 weeks for routine processing.
COVID-era problems are partially to blame, but so are outdated government practices.
Reason is listed among the "ten riskiest online news outlets" by a government-funded disinfo tracker.
A new State Department initiative will let American citizens sponsor refugees fleeing danger.
The State Department's network of consulates are keeping tourists and business travelers in limbo.
The former secretary of state died today at the age of 84 after a long and complicated career in U.S. foreign policy.
Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
The government has had ample time to figure out how to provide standard visa services in the face of COVID-19, but it’s come up short.
Supplying the Ukrainian army hasn’t stopped Putin.
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