Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player's Suspension.  Now He's Eligible to Play.  —  The reversal of Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension is highly unusual.  It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has nullified a suspension for a red card received during the World Cup.  — 1.5k

In Trump's Second Midterm, Democrats Are Looking for Fighters  —  Attitudes in the party have shifted, Democrats say, with a growing appetite for outsider candidates vowing to overhaul the system.  Some worry that the trend could be costly in November.  —  With President Trump's second term …

Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Reflecting Pool  —  The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved.

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted  —  A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted, indicating …

‘The View’ throttles back political candidate bookings following FCC inquiry  —  The Scoop  —  The Federal Communications Commission has already changed the programming of one of television's last remaining relevant daytime talk shows — before even making any formal demands.

National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis  —  Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun.  —  Police say officers were responding to calls of shots fired in downtown Memphis …

Trump Is Using Your Baby to Keep Elon Musk's Bubble Bloated  —  What happens when a company's valuation depends on people believing something its own bondholders don't?  If you're Elon Musk, you get the federal government to help you convince a newborn's bank account.

NASA Leader Flew His Vintage Jet at DC Air Show Over FAA Objections  —  The regulator initially denied Jared Isaacman's request to fly in the Freedom 250 celebration, calling the aircraft too dangerous for densely populated areas  —  NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew a vintage jet fighter …

Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital kills at least 12  —  Russia launched waves of missiles and drones at Kyiv early Monday, killing at least 12 people in an attack that exposed widening gaps in Ukraine's air defenses, authorities said.  All of the ballistic missiles launched …

Pump and Dump and Trump  —  For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube.  —  Transcript  —  Donald Trump has distinguished himself in many ways.  One of them is that he is our first pump and dump president.  —  Hi, Paul Krugman here.  A podcast today rather than a full-on piece …

How Tourists Are Experiencing Trump's World Cup  —  Ahead of its co-hosting duties, the U.S. imposed strict travel restrictions on dozens of countries, including four participating in the tournament.  What have millions of visiting soccer fans encountered on their American vacation?

Speaker Johnson says House will pass Trump's voter ID bill through arduous process after GOP revolt  —  Donald Trump House leadership Congressional news Voting rights  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to move quickly to advance President Donald Trump's signature voter ID legislation through …

Trump's MAGA Inc. is sitting on $350M.  Republicans want to see it.  —  President Donald Trump is trying to boost Republicans' midterm prospects by branding Democrats as communists, implementing a fragile truce with Iran, and touting plummeting gasoline prices.

What Capitol Hill Interns Are Posting on Social Media This Summer  —  Congressional interns, usually seen but not heard, are taking to social media with viral trends and pithy posts about their outfits, lifestyles and jobs.  —  Olivia Day doesn't throw on just any old outfit when dressing …

Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over their party without a fight  —  Donald Trump remade the Republican Party in his own image, and those GOP incumbents who've attempted to stand in his way or haven't been exuberantly supportive enough for his liking nearly always …