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Obama's influence shadows Democrats' race to 2028
The Democratic Party is divided. But almost all Democratic voters still agree on one thing: They really like Barack Obama.Why it matters: Obama remains the...
‘Moral and political blindness’: EU lawmaker savages FIFA over Russia
This week, members of the European Parliament issued two sharp rebukes of FIFA over its decision to allow Russians to participate in the U-15 World...
Egyptian coach smooths over issues with Dallas police
DALLAS — Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan said he has no issue with the Dallas Police Department after an officer had a brief altercation with the...
Is a fan march better than a Super Bowl parade?
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has participated in three Super Bowl parades and one World Series parade celebrating his hometown Chiefs and Royals. None compared...
It's Canadian soccer's first rodeo
CALGARY, Alberta — When their national team faces off against Morocco today in its first-ever knockout match in a men’s World Cup, Canada’s political class...
Morocco vs. Canada is a clash of diasporas
Morocco's starting lineup against Canada may have closer personal ties to Europe than North Africa. A majority of the squad, in fact, were born in...
The populist trick that turned a soccer shirt into a campaign uniform
MAGA-friendly Abelardo de la Espriella's decision to make Colombia's national soccer jersey a defining feature of his victorious right-wing presidential campaign has sparked a debate...
Supreme Court lets states ban trans girls from girls' sports
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can ban transgender girls from girls' school sports teams, handing conservative states a historic victory in their fight...
GOP reboots the Red Scare as young Democrats embrace socialism
70 years after the Red Scare and 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, President Trump and Republicans are trying to re-introduce a...
Trump's Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy
The Supreme Court this term gave President Trump powers over the federal government that no modern president has held. But it blocked his administration on...
Demonstrators in white supremacist attire protest on Capitol Hill
Demonstrators donning the logo and insignia of Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, were seen protesting in the Eastern Market neighborhood and on Capitol Hill...
France's far right didn’t drop its grudge against Les Blues. It recast it.
France’s national soccer team has become an unlikely barometer for the country’s leading far-right party, whose leaders' shifting rhetoric about the team reflects its broader...