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Visa chaos frustrates soccer fans
A growing number of international soccer fans say chaotic visa procedures are keeping them from attending World Cup matches in the United States.
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It's hot. Maybe too hot.
The locations of several stadiums across the U.S. and Mexico, as well as the peak-summer timing of the World Cup, are expected to put players and fans...
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Alternative World Cup rankings
We've been crunching the numbers to see how all 48 of this year’s World Cup participants rank in several other categories.
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FIFA does pregame land acknowledgment
The World Cup host paid tribute to California’s Native American tribes before its first match on U.S. soil.
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Todd Young talks World Cup geopolitics, Section 702 — and 2028
Between World Cup matches, Young weighs a looming surveillance fight and the GOP's next generation of leaders.
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PR fail: Mamdani’s Boricua bungle
DEPARTMENT OF UNFORCED ERRORS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an annual Puerto Rican heritage event today at Gracie Mansion that underscored a growing tiff...
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‘Knife’s edge’: US-Mexico relationship teeters as World Cup begins
As the World Cup kicks off, cracks are emerging in Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s carefully tended relationship with President Donald Trump — o...
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Freedom 250’s fair on National Mall highlights conservative groups
In May, several musical artists dropped out of planned performances at the fair after learning of its ties to Trump.
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The Epic Story of How Trump Seized the World Cup
A decade of diplomatic maneuvering, global intrigue and trilateral deal-making — and how it all ended up in one president’s hands.
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Bosnia beat Italy. Utica never recovered.
A refugee community in upstate New York gets ready to root for the home team.
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Not another political World Cup
Headaches abound for FIFA as the biggest sporting event in the world kicks off in North America.
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The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found
Residents are deeply frustrated with politics — and some would rather burn the system down than back Labour candidate Andy Burnham to challenge Prime ...
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Lee Zeldin on rising gas prices, energy dominance and AI data centers
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The Knicks are the (only) talk of the town
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS: For the first three quarters, it looked like the San Antonio Spurs were going to cream the Knicks in last night’s Game 4 of the NB...
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Biden’s Mexico ambassador was so frustrated, he almost ran for president himself
Ken Salazar detailed his qualms with the Biden administration’s border plan — and how he wants to stop 2028 Democrats from repeating those mistakes.
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Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe
New research from London-based Public First suggests many of the grievances that fueled the widespread anti-incumbent backlash in 2024 remain entrench...
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Some Senate Dems still won’t commit to Graham Platner
Even as progressives and party leaders rally around the Maine Democrat, senators like Catherine Cortez Masto and Mark Kelly are wary.
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Albany Democrats poised for biggest leadership shake-up in years
MAJOR SHIFT: Last week’s conclusion of Albany’s legislative session left Democratic state lawmakers poised for the biggest shakeup in their ranks sinc...
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Trump-backed candidate wins GOP primary to replace Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei
Retired Lt. Col. David Flippo overcame carpetbagging accusations in Nevada’s lone Republican House district.
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The Democratic establishment begrudgingly moves to embrace Graham Platner
Democrats largely lined up behind their new Maine Senate nominee on Tuesday, while Republicans were quick to launch their attacks.
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Teresa Benitez-Thompson wins crowded Dem primary for Nevada House seat
Her victory has Democrats hopeful about flipping the district this cycle.
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Inside Mamdani aide’s private budget briefing for the DSA
MONEY TALKS: Sherif Soliman, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s budget chief, privately briefed members of the Democratic Socialists of America on the state of Ne...
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Some Maine Democrats are wavering on Graham Platner
The oysterman maintains a strong base of support, but his scandals have left a bad taste with some Democratic and independent voters.
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Lindsey Graham is spending big to ward off an ‘America First’ primary challenge
The senator is facing a well-funded challenge supported by some of President Donald Trump’s highest-profile MAGA defectors.
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The women who could make or break MAGA
Bubbling under the surface of Turning Point USA's Women's Leadership Summit are divisions within the GOP that have enveloped the online voices of the ...
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