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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...
The ex-France player who swapped blue for green
BRUSSELS — Destroying the EU’s environmental policies to boost manufacturing and keep Europe competitive with China and the U.S. is a mistake, says former Arsenal...
The most superstitious man in Paraguayan politics
Paraguay has a tough fight against France today, which means President Santiago Peña may have to savor his last chance to wrap himself in the...
Allez les ... eh, not us
47%The share of voters who associate with France’s far-right National Rally who told the latest POLITICO Poll that they would be proud if their country...
Poll: Americans say they’re sick of politics taking over their lives. With exceptions.
Americans are fed up with politics invading every aspect of their lives. But many can’t kick the habit. Roughly 60 percent of Americans say it...
Trump's God, guns and anticommunist Fourth of July
President Trump championed American military might, a Christian U.S. and his top legislative goal in a delayed Fourth of July speech from the National Mall,...