Ms. McIver, a New Jersey Democrat, has been charged with assaulting immigration agents outside a detention center. A push to censure her and eject her from a House committee failed.

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Before fleeing China, an activist in Chongqing staged an elaborate one-man demonstration against the Communist Party that doubled as performance art.

Before fleeing China, an activist in Chongqing staged an elaborate one-man demonstration against the Communist Party that doubled as performance art.

Deep-rooted resentment between the haves and have-nots set off a wave of antigovernment protests that have turned violent.

The former Brazilian president is charged with planning a coup after losing the 2022 elections. He says he pursued only legal avenues to remain in power. Here is what to know about the trial.

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The demonstrations were part of the continuing effort by Trump opponents to try to pressure his administration, even if many events were modest in size.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

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The government condemned the demonstrations, which drew tens of thousands of people. Some of the events included speakers tied to neo-Nazi groups.

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One of the rioters’ lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.

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As an emblem of resistance to Trump administration policies, the ineffectualness of a floppy sandwich is distressingly apt.

Losing loudly has been a crucial feature of successful political movements.

The journalist Radley Balko explains the mechanisms Trump is using to create a personal army.

A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.

As an American and as a Jew, I regard the right to dissent as a patriotic duty.

Residents in a city in southwestern China protested what they saw as official indifference in the attack on a girl. Police repression and censorship fueled the outrage.