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FIFA or … FISA?

Arriving in the U.S. from Belgium to cover the World Cup, one overarching controversy stood out from the Iran war, visas and commercial exploitation: Should POLITICO call the sport...

Trump’s World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a ‘goodwill gesture’

DALLAS — Andrew Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s point person on the 2026 World Cup,...

The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — During the World Cup, FIFA officials, law enforcement agencies...

Democrats demand racial equity in everything except family structure

If progressives are serious about racial justice and improving life for children, they can’t...

Andrew Giuliani says ‘dozens’ of World Cup visa cases landed on his desk

DALLAS — The Trump administration has elevated dozens of more complex World Cup visa...

House conservatives mount push to codify Trump border policies

Hard-line conservatives in the House are mounting an uphill push to codify President Trump’s border policies, demanding a vote by July 4 and warning that policies that have significantly cut down crossings at the southern border could be easily reversed once he leaves office. “The president has given us the most secure border that, literally,...

Will America’s 250th anniversary mark the end of our nation’s noble dream?

On the 250th anniversary of our republic, what is “united” about the United States of America?

TSA launching TSA Gold+ program at US airports. What is it?

A recently announced initiative spearheaded by the Transportation Security Administration aims to "achieve world-class security and customer experience," according to the agency.

Iran peace deal expected to be finalized ‘in the next 24 hours’: Pakistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran could be finalized “in the next 24 hours.” Pakistan has been mediating the peace talks between the two sides, and Sharif wrote in a social media post that the nations “are closer to a peace deal than ever...

When it comes to retirement, a year can change everything 

People who keep working into their 60s report more purpose and stronger social ties.

Maher jabs Trump over UFC: ‘The emperor is holding gladiator games on his birthday’ 

Late night host Bill Maher took aim at the upcoming UFC event at the White House, ridiculing the decision to hold the event on President Trump’s birthday this Sunday. “Our redneck president is turning 80, and to celebrate there is a UFC fight on the lawn,” the comedian said during his opening monologue on Friday...

Ghana’s Partey denied entry for World Cup

Ghanaian star soccer player Thomas Partey is set to miss his national team's opening FIFA World Cup match next week after he was denied entry to Canada. Partey, who also plays for Villarreal CF in Spain's club soccer league, is currently facing charges in the United Kingdom including seven counts of rape and one count...

Fetterman scoffs at Platner: ‘He’s not even a Democrat’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) rebuked the Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race on Friday, saying scandal-plagued Graham Platner is “not even a Democrat.” “We’re the party of pearl clutching, and now we’ve embraced him because we don’t have a choice,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham in an interview Friday. “Like if you can’t...

Schiff blasts ‘corrupt system’ that made Elon Musk a trillionaire

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) late Friday criticized what he called a “corrupt system” that produces extreme wealth at the top while many Americans lack access to health care. "There is something terribly wrong about an economy that produces its first trillionaire, but cannot provide health care for its people," he wrote late Friday on social platform X,...

Post-Platner Democrats must ask: ‘Are we the baddies?’

"Are we the baddies?" That line from a famous comedy sketch came to mind this week as Democrats struggled to embrace Graham Platner, the Nazi-tattooed, Hamas-praising, veteran-bashing, sex-texting, self-described Communist who was just nominated to be the next U.S. senator from Maine. The hilarious sketch from the British show "That Mitchell and Webb Look" portrays two Nazi soldiers...

Screwworm meds for dogs, cats get emergency authorization. Should you get them for your pet?

After the flesh-eating New World screwworm was identified in a small dog in New Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was granting an emergency use authorization to a medication that could fight the parasite in pets.

Dollar General says 2,000 items will actually cost $1 or less. What’s included?

Dollar General is refocusing on the price point that inspired its name. The discount retailer will offer 2,000 items for sale for $1 or less, CEO Todd Vasos said in an earnings call this month.

Anthropic pulls plug on new AI models after Trump admin directive

Anthropic said Friday it will remove access to two AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to comply with a Trump administration directive restricting foreign nationals from using its latest systems due to security concerns. Details of the government’s request, including the length of the restrictions, have not been made public. The company said it...

Crews begin stripping Trump name from Kennedy Center after court ruling, weather delay

Workers began stripping President Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center early Saturday morning, hours past a court-ordered deadline. Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys representing the historic performing arts center asked a district court late Friday evening for a 12-hour extension to the 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline. The attorneys cited safety concerns due...

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