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Vulnerable Republican wins GOP primary in Arizona toss-up district Dems aim to flip blue

Rep. Juan Ciscomani will face Democrat JoAnna Mendoza in a toss-up Arizona House race that could determine which party controls Congress after midterms.

Democrats re-nominate Arizona governor, setting stage for high-stakes November battle

Katie Hobbs won her party's nomination after running unopposed in Arizona's Democratic primary for governor. She spent roughly $7 million on ads targeting independent and GOP voters.

House GOP votes to punt government shutdown battle to after November midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson warns Democrats would force another government shutdown before midterms as the Senate crafts its own continuing resolution.

Mamdani goes back on campaign promise, says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani went back on a campaign promise after admitting the city lacks authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits NYC.

‘Jumping ship’: House Dem finds exit strategy after SCOTUS ruling shifts advantage to GOP

Rep Cleo Fields, D-La., will leave Congress to return to the Louisiana state Senate after the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais reshaped his 6th Congressional District.

JD Vance and wife Usha welcome fourth child, reveal baby boy’s name

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, and said that both mother and baby are healthy.

It’s Giuliani (extra) time

White House FIFA Taskforce executive director Andrew Giuliani told me on Friday that he wanted this match to go to overtime. You might have...

Spot the pol!

This Washington-based diplomat had two pieces of good news to celebrate on Saturday: a historically impressive romp in a meaningless third-place game and what...

AOC accused of putting on new accent during Memphis rally: ‘Going full Kamala’

Critics compared Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Kamala Harris after her Memphis rally speech, accusing her of putting on a fake southern accent.

All the president’s guests

President Donald Trump is watching the World Cup from a box with First Lady Melania Trump, Eric Trump and Barron Trump, the true soccer...

A very Infantino-coded show

Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and a coitier of other musicians and dancers just wrapped up a very Gianni Infantino coded half-time show at...

The World Cup final came to town. The town great eight times larger.

Forget Zohran Mamdani. The local elected official who really rules MetLife Stadium today is Jeffrey Lahullier, whose 10,000-person town sees its population swell by...

FIFA’s soccer-agent rules survive EU court ruling … for now

With the World Cup putting soccer firmly in the global spotlight, FIFA has scored an important — if incomplete — victory off the pitch....

The awkward encounters ahead of Trump

NEW YORK — Trump’s first World Cup appearance could double as a diplomatic obstacle course. From Canada’s Mark Carney to Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, the...

Europeans say ugh to half-time show

Europeans are much less likely than Americans to support the upcoming half-time show, according to recent polling by POLITICO. Half-time shows are a tradition...

Spot the pol!

This diplomat from a World Cup round-of-16 contender watched his country's defeat to finalists Argentina with residents of Ramallah, in the Occupied West Bank.That's...

‘They’re trying not to pay their bills’: Sherrill unhappy with FIFA as World Cup wraps up

Mikie Sherrill has embraced the World Cup like few other Democratic governors, save perhaps Gov. Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania. She has been to seven...

Spain or Argentina? Politicians are divided on the World Cup final

POLITICO asked some of the most dedicated tourney followers in American politics to share their predictions for the final. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul:...

Mamdani’s NYC World Cup jerseys beat the bots

NEW YORK — There’s no bots about it. The New York City-themed World Cup jerseys announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani in June and released...

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