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Trump’s Push to Punish Flag Burning Puts Landmark Free Speech Ruling at Risk

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.

© Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times

Gregory Johnson displayed a flag he has used in protests, in Venice, Calif., in 2021. Mr. Johnson won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1989 protecting political expression that is now being challenged by President Trump.

Where You Can Stumble Upon a U.S. Open Match

A small part of the New York City tennis tournament is staged, miles away from the main action, at the gleaming Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx.

© José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times

For two days each year, dozens of talented young players compete in the U.S. Open junior qualifying event in Crotona Park.

Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News

He’s 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Dan Rather publishes a newsletter three times a week, and it has more than half a million subscribers.
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