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Canada defends blocking Ghana's Thomas Partey from entry
OTTAWA — The Canadian government defended its decision to ban Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey from entering the country as necessary for “maintaining the safety and...
Todd Young talks World Cup geopolitics, Section 702 — and 2028
BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — Sen. Todd Young settled into a booth at a Belgian-style brewhouse in a suburb just south of Indianapolis to watch Canada square...
PR fail: Mamdani’s Boricua bungle
DEPARTMENT OF UNFORCED ERRORS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an annual Puerto Rican heritage event today at Gracie Mansion that underscored a growing tiff. The afternoon...
‘Knife’s edge’: US-Mexico relationship teeters as World Cup begins
Just after halftime in their country’s match against South Africa on Thursday afternoon, Mexican embassy officials were nervous. Forward Julián Quiñones scored a goal in...
Freedom 250’s fair on National Mall highlights conservative groups
The nation’s conservative advocacy groups will be well represented at the Great American State Fair, a two-week-long exposition celebrating the country's 250th anniversary on the...
Contradictions of 1776
Joseph J. Ellis is one of the most celebrated historians in the nation. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize and once the holder of an...
Comments on SEC Consolidated Audit Trail Due June 22
On May 14, 2026, we published an article on RealClearPolitics, "A Call to Arms Against the SEC's Spy Games," urging all investing Americans to voice...
America approaches 250 with its best days in doubt
Most Americans say the country's best days are behind it as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, even as they're personally hopeful about the future.Why...
Mystery orb videos, other UFO records released by White House
The Trump administration released a sweeping cache of government records and videos Friday that include colorful UFO-like orbs flying across the sky in seemingly impossible...
When oil prices could get even worse
Oil prices have defied predictions of even bigger increases than we've seen — but the markets' shock absorbers could easily wear out later this summer...
Not another political World Cup
World Cup history is awash with politics — and politicians — intruding on the soccer. For almost a century, leaders ranging from Italian dictator Benito...
The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found
ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England — Voters in perhaps the most consequential special election ever held in Britain are angry, and they really want someone to feel their...