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UC Berkeley has threatened former Breitbart Senior Editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ Free Speech Week, which is due to take place at the college later this month, claiming organizers haven’t “completed the critical steps” to host the event.

Antifa violently attacked police and right-wing demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, just weeks after the group imilarly attacked peaceful protesters in Berkeley, California.

The California State Legislature began debating the question of whether Antifa should be classified as a street gang last Monday, following following the lead of Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin, who criticized “Antifa” after its violent assaults against protesters were captured on video the day before.

Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued a statement late Tuesday denouncing violent left-wing “Antifa” protesters, saying they deserve “unequivocal condemnation” — a move that marks a significant shift away from a Democratic narrative that attacked President Trump for highlighting violence from the “alt-left.”

The liberal reporter who saved a man from an Antifa attack said the incident has not changed his opinion about left-wing violence.

Two college professors from Stanford and Purdue universities have created, and are seeking financing for, the “Campus Antifascist Network” (CAN) to help bring Antifa to campus.

Left-wing activists are scrambling to excuse the violence carried out by Antifa activists at Sunday’s counter-protest in Berkeley, as Mayor Jesse Arreguin is now calling on UC Berkeley to cancel “Free Speech Week.”

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Joe Scarborough slammed the violence in Berkeley by stating that Antifa members are acting like fascists and arguing that the “thuggery” in Berkeley “is an absolute disgrace.” Scarborough said there’s an “ongoing problem,

Media Research Center Vice President of Business and Culture Dan Gainor joined Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Monday to discuss yesterday’s events in Berkeley and how media still refuses to condemn or acknowledge left wing violence at political rallies.

Berkeley police deliberately allowed masked “Antifa” anarchists to jump a barricade and attack a demonstration by a peaceful right-wing group on Sunday, leading to five assaults, including on Patriot Prayer group leader Joey Gibson.

Ten people were arrested for “various violations” Sunday during what was meant to be a peaceful protest and counter-protest in Berkeley, California.

San Francisco city leaders were exultant Saturday after the controversial Patriot Prayer group was forced to shut down a planned demonstration due to threats of violence.

Organizers of the far-right “Patriot Prayer” group have canceled their planned and authorized “Freedom Rally” in San Francisco’s Crissy Field Beach scheduled for Saturday due to safety concerns.

A protest billed “No to Marxism” that was scheduled for Sunday in Berkeley, California, has been denied a permit by the deputy city manger, who cited security concerns and “national events” as the reason for the denial.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ has reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to free speech in an email that was sent to students on Wednesday morning.

A White House petition requesting that President Trump’s administration label Antifa as a terrorist organization reached more than 180,000 signatures, surpassing the 100,000 needed for a response from the White House.

At least two right-wing groups are planning to hold rallies in San Francisco and Berkeley, California later this month.

Amazon is mobilizing a July 12 collective “Day of Action” for tech corporations and social justice warriors to unite in rebelling against the FCC’s efforts to overturn Net Neutrality. The 12th falls on the 96th anniversary of Lenin’s call to deploy Russian communists to start civil wars around the world.

Eric Clanton, a former professor at Diablo Valley College, has been arrested by Berkeley Police for allegedly attacking pro-Trump activists with a bike lock during rallies that took place on April 15.

Breitbart is a “very extreme right” organization that pumps out “fake news” but has no impact in the real world because it is ignored by the mainstream media.

A Berkeley student argues that free speech puts student safety at risk in an op-ed for the Daily Californian this week.

The University of California, Berkeley paid police half a million dollars in overtime last Thursday to deal with the threat created by leftists opposed to letting conservative author Ann Coulter speak — even though she never did.

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” former Hollywood Reporter Editor Janice Min, who attended a private gathering with former President Obama on Thursday, stated that Obama argued Ann Coulter should be allowed to speak at UC-Berkeley. Min reported, “Doris Kearns

Thursday on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Trevor Noah made his case for UC-Berkeley to allow conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak. After mocking her, he argued her detractors should relent and allow her to speak, but also said that

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” columnist Charles Krauthammer weighed in on the cancellation of Ann Coulter’s Berkeley speech by stating, “we’re reaching a situation where thugs are threatening violence. Basically, fascist gangs can shut

As estimated 200 people gathered in Berkeley, California, on Thursday to protest the threatened violence and university restrictions that forced Ann Coulter to cancel her scheduled lecture.

Two groups of protesters squared off at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on Thursday afternoon, a day after conservative author and commentator Ann Coulter announced she would not be speaking on the nearby campus of the University of California, Berkeley

Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, looked at the first one hundred days of President Trump’s administration on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Alex Marlow.

Cliff Sims, special assistant to President Trump, spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Thursday regarding several topics, including free speech on college campuses, the president’s tax plan, the Obamacare compromise bill, and the administration’s first 100 days.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” author Ann Coulter weighed in on the cancellation of her speech at UC-Berkeley and President Trump’s dropping of his demand for border wall funding by stating, “I think the GOP should change

Young America’s Foundation (YAF) has pulled out of Ann Coulter’s Thursday event at UC Berkeley, blaming the college for allowing left-wing extremists to terrorize conservatives on campus.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s special primetime edition of “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) weighed in on the controversy over author Ann Coulter speaking at the University of California, Berkeley by stating, “My view is, let

Attorney Harmeet Dhillon branded former Vermont governor Howard Dean and California congresswoman Jackie Speier as “amateurs” at law and the Constitution during a press conference on Monday.

Attorney Harmeet Dhillon, who is representing the Berkeley College Republicans in their free speech case against the University of California, Berkeley over failing to allow Ann Coulter to speak on campus on equal terms, slammed the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for ignoring the case.”

Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco lawyer representing the UCB College Republicans, held a press conference today to discuss the case being brought against the college due to their mishandling of an event hosting conservative speaker Ann Coulter.

Willie Brown, the first African-American mayor of San Francisco, has used his latest San Francisco Chronicle column to condemn liberal intolerance at the University of California, Berkeley towards conservative speakers as the reversal of that campus’s free speech legacy.