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Why FIFA’s Club World Cup is Flopping

Last Sunday, Audi Field in Washington, D.C., hosted what seemed a world-class soccer match: Red Bull Salzburg, a Union of European Football Associations Champions League regular, versus Al Hilal, one of Asia’s most decorated clubs. It was competitive, but the energy was flat, the players looked disinterested, and the fans who showed up mostly stayed […]

China’s threat to Tibet’s future should be a global concern

Xi Jinping is waiting for the Dalai Lama to pass away so that Beijing can impose its own puppet as the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Watch live: Trump hosts Congolese, Rwandan officials after US-brokered peace deal signed

President Trump on Friday, following a slew of Supreme Court wins, will welcome leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to the White House. The meeting comes just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio facilitated a peace-agreement signing ceremony with Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe....

Senate Republicans are hiding shameful downgrades to veterans’ SNAP benefits

By dropping language from the House-passed bill, Senate Republicans have actually made this even worse by singling out veterans, homeless people and former foster youth for even harsher treatment.

US soldier’s son, born on Army base in Germany, is deported to Jamaica

A man born to an active-duty member of the United States military on an Army base in Germany in 1986 before coming to the states as a child was deported last week to Jamaica, a country he’s never been to, according to a report by The Austin Chronicle.

New Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban 

New Hampshire lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to bills that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the state, sending the measures to Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who has not yet said whether she will sign them. State lawmakers voted to pass House Bill 377, which would prohibit doctors from administering puberty blockers...

Trump says he saved Iran supreme leader from ‘ugly,’ ‘ignominious’ death

President Trump on Friday claimed he saved Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from an “ugly” and “ignominious” death after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites last Saturday. “Why would the so-called ‘Supreme Leader,’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war torn Country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the War...

Trump ends trade talks with Canada, threatens higher tariffs

President Trump announced that he is suspending trade talks with Canada and will impose a higher tariff rate on the U.S.'s northern neighbor within a week due to Canada's decision to keep in place a digital services tax.

7 Democrats vote for GOP resolution condemning LA protests

Seven House Democrats voted Friday in favor of a GOP-led resolution to condemn anti-immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles, siding with Republicans on demonstrations that became a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The seven defectors are all moderate Democrats in swing districts. They include two California Democrats, Reps. Jim Costa and Adam Gray, who...

A spectacular airstrike on Iran — and a sobering warning

The US Air Force successfully conducted Operation Midnight Hammer, demonstrating its reach and precision, but the operation's success highlights the need for increased funding for Air Force modernization and expanded end-strength to prepare for sustained conflicts against peer adversaries.

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