politics
Haberman and Swan's "Regime Change": How Trump became "untethered" in second term
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan tell me these are the top two themes of their book on President Trump's second term, "Regime Change," out Tuesday:His...
Ten years after Brexit, the U.K. marks a lost decade
On June 23, 2016, the Brexit referendum unleashed a populist tide that rewrote the rules of Western politics.Ten years later, a diminished and fractured United...
Google takes the hit in AI's talent war
Google DeepMind lost two high-profile researchers in a week marked by a flurry of departures across major AI labs.Why it matters: The talent wars continue...
Poll: Americans draw a new line in the betting bonanza sweeping over Wall Street — politics
Americans have shown little hesitancy about betting on the World Cup, the weather in Dallas and the next James Bond through the prediction markets. Yet,...
Exclusive: Spanish soccer boss pushes for 2030 World Cup final as pressure grows from Morocco
ATLANTA — Spain’s soccer chief told POLITICO he is confident that either Madrid or Barcelona will host the World Cup final in 2030, as Morocco...
Support for Iran's team – but not for regime
LOS ANGELES — The political tensions surrounding Iran’s national soccer team were on full display Sunday at SoFi Stadium, where Iranian American fans loudly booed...
The most costly primaries you've never heard of are raging on D.C.'s doorstep
A pair of largely overlooked U.S. House races in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. are racing up the leaderboard of the most expensive congressional...
Democrats' Jeffries and Mamdani wings face off in New York
New York's congressional primaries on Tuesday will be a key test of strength for the left-wing movement challenging the Democratic Party's establishment.Why it matters: Several...
Israel fears Trump is strengthening Iran's hand in Lebanon
Israel's government is concerned that the U.S. is effectively legitimizing Iran's influence in Lebanon and eroding Israel's freedom of operation there through new understandings reached...
Liberal Education in America, the AI Challenge, and the Pope
At a mid-April dinner at a D.C. think tank, I was asked to offer a few words on education and artificial intelligence. I observed that...
Establishment Dems face blowback for trying to play kingmaker
Some Democratic candidates are learning the hard way that there's a cost to being party leadership's favorite in a hotly contested primary.Why it matters: This...
World Cup tourists discover America — and delight us all
The 2026 World Cup is generating a veritable army of modern-day de Tocquevilles discovering America.Why it matters: It's a huge moment for U.S. soft power,...