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Belgian airline needles Spain ahead of World Cup quarterfinal
Red Devil-themed Jupiler beer cans, football-shaped Leonidas chocolates and sticker collectables at the Delhaize supermarket — Belgium is all on its World Cup run. Even...
What Would My Father Say to America?
Like many of my fellow Americans, I have spent much of this year contemplating the meaning of America's 250th birthday. I have participated in fantastic...
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...
Anti-discrimination reports sent to FIFA over Mexico games
The head of FIFA’s anti-discrimination partner — which has dispatched human monitors to every World Cup match so far — said Thursday that the group...
For Belgium's Beltway fans, a rout was the best revenge
Belgium’s sports authorities do not appear to have fully moved past the controversy that shrouded their Round of 16 matchup against the United States, but...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...