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Why the Olympics won’t have a Balogate
President Donald Trump’s call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino urging him to review U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red card has thrust the politics of global...
Trump says Iran talks will continue, but "ceasefire is OVER"
President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. agreed to continue talks with Iran, but it will not adhere to the ceasefire anymore. Why it...
Outsiders with major chops lead Fed task forces
Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh has created five task forces to rethink the central bank's policymaking process. They are likely to bring outside-the-box ideas combined...
Inside Mike Johnson's déjà vu cycle of failed rule votes
Speaker Mike Johnson will face the same problem next week that he faced last week: a bloc of Republicans willing to shut down the House...
Scoop: Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday
Graham Platner privately told staff that he is planning to officially file paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday — the drop-dead deadline for...
AIPAC's next big 2026 target: A Democrat it already ousted from Congress last cycle
AIPAC hoped they had ended former Rep. Cori Bush's political career for good when they helped oust her two years ago. Now they're spending big...
Trump revels in America's military might as Iran fighting drags on
As fresh U.S. strikes hit Iran, President Trump's Truth Social profile became a visual diary of distant violence, distilling the Iran war into shareable clips...
Haves, have-nots and know-nots: Inside AI's new class divide
A staggering class divide now separates how Americans experience artificial intelligence:For frontier power users, AI feels like a revolution: a force capable of conjuring companies,...
AI boom puts Big Tech's transparency to the test
After years of touting ambitious climate goals, big tech companies are now facing new scrutiny over what they disclose about AI's environmental footprint.Why it matters:...
MAGA figures flock to Charlie Kirk murder hearing
A parade of prominent conservative figures are descending on a Utah courthouse this week to attend the preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering...
The great France-Morocco reconciliation faces a World Cup test
The newfound harmony between France and Morocco will be tested Thursday night when the two nations clash in the World Cup quarterfinals in Boston. Relations...
Mbappé-Paraguay racism row rumbles on
Remarks by Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla shocked France — and much of the world — earlier this week after she branded Kylian Mbappé a "brute,"...