The World Cup clash on Monday night between the U.S. and Belgium will fall against a backdrop of international anger after FIFA revoked the suspension of a star American striker following an inquiry by President Trump. FIFA suspended the red card for Folarin Balogun, which
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Monday signed a bill making the state the country's first to mandate that the largest artificial intelligence labs obtain third-party audits of their safety plans. Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, or S.B. 315, in
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back on Vice President Vance's warning to Israeli officials over criticizing the Trump administration's peace deal with Iran, saying "we have many, many friends." Vance said last month that if "I was in the Cabinet of the
On Sunday, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) bashed his counterparts in the Senate for not supporting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “Are you that weak? That’s my question to any Republican senator — are you
The rotation of U.S. service members in Poland, which was paused by the Pentagon earlier this year, will return to the Central European country in the “coming weeks,” Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday. “The rotational presence of American
The United States of America recently turned 250 years old. What a spectacle! The fireworks were amazing, and millions of proud people celebrated across the nation - even around the world. France lit up the Eiffel Tower; Japan had fireworks. French fighter jets flew above New
Western alliances are turning away from America. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday that NATO’s traditional reliance on the U.S. is no longer a sustainable model for the military and economic coalition. “What you
Russia launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv late Sunday, shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Turkey for the annual NATO summit. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones at Kyiv, Zelensky wrote on social platform X
Moments like these become defining not just because extremists show up, but because history remembers how our leaders responded.
Positing that free markets are somehow antithetical to human dignity is explicitly progressive framing.
President Donald Trump has thought of yet another useless White House renovation to drain taxpayer dollars—and his rush to show off to world leaders is only making things more expensive. The Trump administration sped up construction of a new helipad on the White House’s South
FIFA has tossed out an appeal filed by the Belgian soccer federation after it reversed a red card against American striker Folarin Balogun ahead of the country's clash with the United States on Monday night. The federation found Belgium's appeal "inadmissible" on Monday, The
President Trump’s intervention to lift the red card ban on U.S. Men’s National Team soccer player Folarin Balogun is breaking the integrity of the World Cup tournament. Now the French national team has appealed to FIFA, the soccer governing body, to rescind Michael Olise’s
The Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance institutions has left the country less prepared to respond to international health threats, such as the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, and has increased conflict in African countries that rely heavily
Planned Parenthood has regained access to federal funding, enraging anti-abortion conservatives one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from Medicaid. Beginning July 5, clinics were once again able to bill Medicaid for reimbursement for non-abortion care,
FIFA President Gianni Infantino broke his silence on the federation's decision to reverse a red card handed to American striker Folarin Balogun last week, a controversial move that came at the lobbying of President Trump. “I have seen the public comments regarding the decision
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Monday joined those raising questions about soccer’s governing body overturning the one-game suspension of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun after President Trump spoke to Blatter’s successor, Gianni Infantino, about the matter. “Red cards are
European officials are weighing in on President Trump’s call to the head of FIFA after the reversal of a one-game ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogun. Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said the overturned red card suspension was unfair. “This decision clearly raises many
The DEA has begun an administrative hearing to place marijuana in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, which would make it easier to study, but would not change the criminal penalties or mandatory minimums associated with marijuana.
President Trump posted a captionless video of graduating kindergarteners on Truth Social on Monday, goading his supporters into verbally attacking little children simply for being Muslim. The clip is from Gateway STEM Academy , a majority-Black K-8 public charter school in St.
The sad reality is that MAGA and DSA have the same provenance.
President Trump said Monday that the cost of the new White House helipad is being covered by Sikorsky Aircraft, the company that manufactures the helicopters used as Marine One. The president said the helipad was needed because the new Sikorsky helicopters are so powerful that
Donald Trump announced Monday that a slew of tech companies are expected to contribute to his eponymously named childhood investment accounts. But when asked to elaborate on the financial backing behind Trump Accounts , the president suddenly trailed off into a lengthy rant
President Trump says he did not know what a red card in soccer meant before one was handed to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun last week before later being retracted in a highly controversial move that has brought worldwide scrutiny to the North American FIFA World Cup. "I asked
President Trump said on Monday his call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino spurred the soccer organization’s review into U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red card, which led to the overturning of the decision. "When they take your best player, or just about, they have some great
The Democratic Party needs to offer practical solutions to the problems facing the American people, and should distance itself from the idea of socialism and embrace a Nordic model of free markets and robust social programs.
President Trump wants Vice President JD Vance to succeed him. Axios reports that the president is happy with how Vance has handled his position, from TV appearances to public remarks, and consistently talks up the former Ohio senator to his inner circle to the detriment of
President Donald Trump had a humiliating outburst during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the White House in February 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The two world leaders attempted to dial in to a video call led by then–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The Royal Belgian Football Association on Monday submitted an appeal to FIFA regarding a ruling that overturned a one-game ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogun. The move came after President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino, urging him to review the red card given
It took decades before I appreciated the cultural connection between tawdry corruption in a Cook County courtroom and the breathtaking venality of President Donald Trump.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Monday called for an investigation into the Patriot Front white nationalist group after its Independence Day rally and march across Washington, D.C. “What I find odd about Patriot Front is how under Biden they were never investigated. Well
President Trump openly admitted to World Cup corruption while explaining how he got FIFA to rescind Team USA star Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension—the first time the soccer organization has done so since 1962. Balogun was initially supposed to be suspended from playing in
President Trump said Monday that his administration is working on a plan to launch accounts for adults that would mirror Australia's retirement savings system. "We're going to be doing also something we're working on later on, and it'll be also, I think, very popular, and I
Prosecutors in Utah this week will reveal some evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man they accuse of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk last September. Robinson will appear in court for a five-day preliminary hearing, during which prosecutors will attempt to convince
A group of oil-exporting countries has agreed to a modest increase in oil production, though current prices are already relatively low. Seven OPEC+ nations have said they will increase their production goals by 188,000 barrels per day. The participating countries are Saudi
President Trump offered stark criticism from the White House on Monday of the World Cup referee who gave a red card to U.S. men’s soccer star Folarin Balogun, saying he was "a little bit suspect if you check his past." FIFA referee Raphael Claus, who gave Balogun the red card
The Supreme Court is on the verge of becoming a political football. Congress can prevent it — if both sides can trade what they want for what they need.
Two Tennessee National Guard members fatally shot a 20-year-old man in Memphis on Sunday after he was found with a handgun, according to investigators. Tyrin Johnson was killed by soldiers who were on assignment as part of President Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, deployed by
The goal is to restore balance and accountability to a Supreme Court whose right-wing majority is squandering its legitimacy to advance a harmful political agenda.
The coach of the Norwegian men’s soccer team on Sunday called the decision by FIFA to reverse the one-game suspension of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun a “big mistake” and a negative development for the sport. “I have to be honest, I think that’s a big mistake by FIFA. I think
All’s fair in love and Trumpworld. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer turned political defector, is reportedly back on good terms with the president, according to the New York Post . Cohen had served as a personal attorney to Trump for more than a decade before he
President Donald Trump is sitting on a more than $350 million war chest, but Republicans are starting to feel shortchanged, Politico reported Monday. MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC, hasn’t spent directly on a race since March, when it spent $17,900 to back Georgia
President Trump opened U.S. financial markets and officially launched Trump Accounts on Monday, marking the first time the opening bell has been rung from the Oval Office. The president rang the opening bell at 9:30 a.m. alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Ted
President Trump took a shot at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Sunday afternoon on Truth Social, posting a picture showing her looking up at him with the caption “restraining order needed.” Trump’s latest attempt to antagonize Meloni comes ahead of a NATO meeting in
President Trump is once again attacking Smithsonian director Lonnie Bunch and the museum system, the latest development in his “war on wokeness.” “The Smithsonian Institution, and the National Museum of American History in particular, under its current leadership and current
President Donald Trump may have revealed just how corrupt FIFA’s 2026 World Cup really is. Just hours after top U.S. Soccer scorer Folarin Balogun received a red card and a minimum automatic one-game suspension, Trump urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the
President Trump is pushing every button to prevent Democrats from taking control of the House and Senate in the upcoming midterms, including using fear-mongering tactics and attempting to suppress voter turnout.
The Trump administration seems to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the president’s vanity projects. Despite having to drain and fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool within weeks of insisting the renovation was complete, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Sunday said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs will be completed by the same company that was previously hired to revive the landmark. “We'll use the same company, because they did a fantastic job,” Burgum said during an appearance
There is growing concern over Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) health. Meanwhile, President Trump's call to FIFA and the revocation of Folarin Balogun's red card is sparking international backlash. Plus, all the latest from Congress and the White House. Join The Hill