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Inside Lutnick’s back channel with FIFA brass

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was involved in behind-the-scenes conversations with FIFA to get U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban suspended, according to two people familiar with the matter granted...

World Cup attendance: The potential 2028ers

Josh Shapiro can’t quit the World Cup. The Pennsylvania governor, who is currently leaning...

Doling out tough love to European countries should top Trump’s NATO summit agenda

The allies now understand that Washington expects Europe to take primary responsibility for its...

Fast Takes: Dems’ new strategy? Hate Jews, Trump police are on the case and more

“Asked if burning a Jewish woman to death for her Jewish activism was anti-Semitic,”...

“Shame on you”: Belgium accuses FIFA of caving to Trump ahead of World Cup clash

BRUSSELS — Belgian politicians and soccer officials were outraged Sunday after FIFA ditched a...

Tom Homan fumes at protester who called him racist during clash at TPUSA event: ‘Grow a backbone’

Border czar Tom Homan clashed with a heckler who called him "racist" at a Turning Point USA event, telling the protester to "grow a backbone" and secure the border.

Judge blocks Trump firings at State Department, says spending bill prohibits cuts right now

A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law passed by Congress to end the shutdown last month prohibits any reductions in force.

Mamdani breaks with Adams, vows NYC will stop clearing homeless encampments in January

NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani vows to end homeless encampment sweeps that Eric Adams started, citing failed results and lack of housing connections.

Economy & Education: U.S. trade rep. Greer and teacher’s union head Weingarten | The Conversation

Economy & Education: U.S. trade rep. Greer and teacher's union head Weingarten | The Conversation lead image

Supreme Court Rightly Keeps the Texas Republican Gerrymander for 2026

It’s not the Court’s job to impose rules that Congress hasn’t written. Under the rules we have, there’s no legal reason to delay the...

Mamdani says NYPD commissioner apologized after her brother called him ‘enemy’ of the Jewish people at gala

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch apologized to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's team after her brother reportedly called him an "enemy" of the Jewish people at a Manhattan charity dinner.

Hegseth Did Not Give a ‘Kill Them All’ Order

Senior members of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees were briefed by the commander and watched video of the September 2 drone strikes.

Trump Pumps Up the Gas

The administration is right to abandon Joe Biden’s electric-vehicle mandate.

Report: Hegseth Pushed Out Commander of U.S. Military Ops in Caribbean

The drone strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats appear to have been just one source of tension in a fraught relationship.

Immigration officers arrest Harvard professor who fired BB gun outside synagogue

Homeland Security said Thursday it had made an immigration arrest of a Harvard Law School professor who fired a BB gun outside a synagogue the day before Yom Kippur.

Supreme Court restores Texas’ GOP-friendly congressional map

The Supreme Court said Thursday that Texas can go back to using its new, Republican-friendly congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, putting on hold a lower court ruling that had found the map to be an illegal attempt to strip minorities of voting power.

Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights

A Missouri appeals court panel ordered new wording Thursday for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state, ruling that voters must be told the amendment would repeal "reproductive healthcare rights" they approved just one year ago.

Florida starts redistricting talks in a growing battle for House control in 2026 elections

Florida's Republican-controlled House officially kicked off the first meeting of its select committee on congressional redistricting Thursday, as the state becomes the latest to consider redrawing electoral maps amid a partisan battle for every edge in next year's midterm elections.

Trump endorses Trever Nehls, identical twin of retiring Rep. Troy Nehls, for Texas seat

President Trump endorsed Trever Nehls, the identical twin of retiring Rep. Troy Nehls, for the Texas House seat his brother has held.

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