President Trump's executive order to "prioritize" prosecution of American flag burning must confront a Supreme Court precedent protecting the act of expression.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate instances of flag burning despite a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that such activity is legitimate

On Friday, Trump talked about his controversial deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and said Chicago and New York City would be next. He has described the deployment in the nation’s capital as a bid to clean up crime, but critics dismiss the move as little more than political overreach.