politics
A drag queen, a rainbow festival and a game beyond FIFA's control
SEATTLE — FIFA has not endorsed the Seattle host-city committee’s "Pride Match" designation, which will not be part of the official branding when Iran and...
The world's not big on the US. The World Cup might help.
America’s stint hosting the World Cup is drawing mostly positive reviews to date — and it couldn’t come at a better time. According to a...
Pete Buttigeig targeted by false abuse allegation in Michigan
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he was kept apart from his two young children for 24 hours after someone made a false complaint about...
The “Pride Match” that wasn’t
SEATTLE — As a lesbian raised in Egypt, Noha Mahgoub could have chosen to dress for what local organizers branded a “Pride Match” in colors...
Why Belgium’s prime minister isn’t cheering on the Red Devils
Ah, Belgium. The country of fries, chocolate, Kevin De Bruyne and, some might say, chronic political division. Beyond Brussels, a mighty international melting pot, the...
World Cup match collides with Florida GOP bash
HOLLYWOOD, Florida — Colombia and Portugal’s World Cup match in Miami Gardens won’t be the only major draw pulling crowds to South Florida this weekend:...
Trump throws Mike Johnson a lifeline on the SAVE Act
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged from a White House meeting Thursday with two much-needed wins: President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to stop tanking procedural...
Trump administration asks OpenAI to limit next model release over security concerns
The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to limit the release of its next model, GPT-5.6, to only a small set of government-approved partners before any...
Supreme Court's Hawai'i gun law ruling narrows playbook for other states
After the Supreme Court struck down Hawai'i's gun law Thursday, lawmakers and gun-control advocates are reassessing which firearm restrictions they can enact that this court...
Federal judge blocks Trump's mail-in voting order
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Thursday from enforcing key parts of his executive order aiming to create a citizenship list of eligible voters...
Exclusive: Codex agents are inching into the mainstream
AI is moving from chat and web search to delegated work.Why it matters: The frontier AI labs have spent years promising that effective AI agents...
America's child population is shrinking everywhere but the South
Data: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/AxiosAmerica's child population fell by 1.8 million from 2020 to 2025 — with the under-18...