Justice John Paul Stevens, a liberal who was the fourth dissenter, wrote separately. The former Navy officer who earned a Bronze Star during World War II, said that even if prior court rulings could shield flag burning as symbolic speech, “this case has an intangible dimension that makes those rules inapplicable.”

President Donald Trump moved on two issues important to his conservative base Monday, signing executive orders aimed at ending cashless bail across the country and pushing courts to reconsider the legality of burning the American flag.

Illinois Gov. JB. Pritzker on Monday railed against President Donald Trump for suggesting he would deploy federal forces to Chicago, accusing the administration of “searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy,

“I don’t like a dictator. I’m not a dictator. I’m a man with great common sense, and I’m a smart person. And when I see what’s happening to our cities, and then you send in troops. Instead of being praised, they’re saying, ‘You’re trying to take over the Republic.’ These people are sick.”

Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stand behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2025. Reporter President Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks Americans may like a “dictator,

Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stand behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2025. Credit - Al Drago—Bloomberg/ P resident Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks Americans may like a “dictator,

Before Trump’s post, the first in-person meeting between him and the liberal Lee had been expected to help flesh out details of a July trade deal between the two countries.

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had a friendly interaction before the cameras at the White House that was far different than Trump’s warnings against the new leader ear

"I'd like to meet him this year," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he welcomed South Korea's new president, Lee Jae Myung, to the White House for the first time. "I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong Un in the appropriate future.