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Tartan Army party over
Scotland is now officially out of the World Cup after being stuck in limbo awaiting other results for three days following defeat to Brazil. While...
Uzbekistan can’t win the World Cup. But it’s already won Washington’s attention.
Uzbekistan’s team will head home after its final group-stage match today, against the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the country has worked to use its...
Behind the Curtain: The cost of blind loyalty
President Trump trained elected Republicans to obey him, even when they disagreed.Elected Republicans trained Trump to expect obedience, even as his demands grew impossible to...
Scoop: JD Vance raises $4.2 million in Silicon Valley
Vice President JD Vance headlined an RNC fundraiser on Thursday night in Palo Alto, California, at the residence of influential investor and All-In Podcast host...
China's AI progress strains U.S. alliance pitch
Washington is racing to sell the world on American AI just as China's cheap and capable models are becoming harder to ignore.Why it matters: Chinese...
The newest GOP campaign surrogates: Confused tourists at Waffle House
If you've spent any time on social media recently, you’ve run across the deluge of videos from World Cup tourists celebrating the wonders of the...
For South Korean men, there's only one uniform that matters
SEOUL — Few subjects can provoke stronger reactions in South Korea than the issue of mandatory military service. So when two Korean reporters were caught...
Black, red and complicated
BERLIN — Across most countries in this year’s World Cup, the national flag is a natural way to support the home team. In Germany, it’s…...
Canada's biggest fan may be its biggest problem
OTTAWA — Mark Carney may be Canada’s loudest booster at the World Cup, but some of his countrymen fear he may be hurting more than...
How much longer can Donald Trump go missing from the World Cup?
Some of soccer’s biggest names have come to play at the World Cup: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Vinícius Júnior and now even Cristiano...
Meloni allies fail to take over Italian soccer
The most high-profile team to miss out on the 2026 World Cup, Italy, is picking a new crop of officials to revamp its discredited soccer...
Australia lost. Its ambassador still won.
SEATTLE — In late May, Greg Moriarty formally presented his credentials to President Donald Trump as Australia’s man in Washington. But it wasn’t until mid-June that...