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The Brazil-Haiti match that changed the world

Brazil has won a record five World Cups, but the most important match it has ever played may have been an exhibition match against Haiti that was meaningless in...

Wealth correlation with soccer ability?

POLITICO has been crunching the numbers to see how all 48 of this year’s...

Here’s what can come next with climate-change fever finally breaking

Fewer and fewer people are panicking about the climate "catastrophe." Gallup's latest survey of the...

Trump has fallen for the same false Iran promises as Obama

Less than three months ago, Donald Trump was mocking the 2015 deal Barack Obama...

My Nazi lover: Inside the SPLC’s anti-hate racket

"Sleeping with the enemy" is pretty much as compromised as any crusader can get.

Europe’s top sports official talks Panini stickers and World Cup picks

POLITICO caught up with European Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef in Brussels last week to get his top tips for the World Cup. The 36-year-old...

Trump Kills Alleged Leader of Tren de Aragua

There is no obvious justification in American law for the use of lethal military force against an indicted drug trafficker.

Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles

The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County's main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency's alleged "wanton mismanagement of public funds."

Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico

A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island's sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds.

Treasury expands bank data-sharing rules tied to Trump immigration crackdown

The Treasury Department moved Friday to enlist the nation's banks more deeply in President Trump's immigration crackdown, including issuing fresh guidance that lets banks rapidly share information about suspected customers and an advisory steering them to flag signs that one of their customers may lack legal immigration status.

Outlining concerns, SEC’s Sankey worries Senate bill could produce more lawsuits, not fewer

One of Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey's concerns with a recently introduced Senate bill designed to fix college sports is that it could increase the likelihood of the very type of litigation the measure proposes to reduce.

Visa chaos frustrates soccer fans

BRUSSELS — A growing number of soccer supporters say chaotic visa procedures are keeping them from attending World Cup matches in the United States....

EXCLUSIVE: Collins pits record built in Maine potato fields against Platner’s ‘angry rhetoric’

Sen. Susan Collins faces a tight re-election battle against scandal-plagued Democratic nominee Graham Platner as Schumer targets her Maine Senate seat.

It’s hot. Maybe too hot.

High-stakes geopolitics aren’t the only external factor threatening to hijack the tournament. Perhaps ironically for a competition hosted by a U.S. president who is...

Alternative World Cup rankings

Congratulations to Sweden on winning this year’s World Cup … and also to France, Qatar, Uruguay, Norway, New Zealand and Switzerland for the same...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 13

1966—In a 5-4 ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, Chief Justice Warren’s majority opinion declares that a voluntary confession made during custodial interrogation will be conclusively...

A Crisis in Civic Education

Nearly a third of U.S. students have a below basic understanding of civics. Parents should be far from satisfied with that.

A Visit to Obama’s Presidential Center

Putting aside the gods it glorifies, as architecture, it’s not bad.

The Double Standard of Guilt by Association

Eminent public figures have been brought low because they associated with Epstein, while Democratic candidates’ past lives are apparently out of bounds.

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