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.

Mallory McMorrow ends her U.S. Senate campaign  —  State Sen. Mallory McMorrow dropped out of Michigan's competitive U.S. Senate race Sunday afternoon.  —  She informed multiple supporters of her decision earlier on Sunday, according to two sources with knowledge of the development who were not authorized to speak publicly about it.

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 …

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'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.

Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell's health  —  With Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health status still unclear after his latest medical incident, multiple journalists have offered a stunning theory for why his office and fellow Republicans have remained largely silent.

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 …

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 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's curious resurgence  —  The Trump administration seemed on the verge of shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau earlier this year after trying to fire its staff, terminating its office lease, ending nearly all its work and refusing to fund it.

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 …

Pelosi family breaks silence on Paul Pelosi's Napa Valley hit-and run crash  —  Rep. Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, have spoken out after he allegedly crashed his convertible into a parked car in Napa County before fleeing the scene.  —  “Mr. Paul Pelosi has personally apologized …

Trump Said a Bunch of Weird Stuff About History in July 4th Speech  —  “They built the empire.  It's called the empire of liberty,” the president said in a bizarre remembrance of the nation's founding  —  Donald Trump had grand designs for America's 250th anniversary.  A sprawling state fair on the National Mall.

Collins dominates Platner on World Cup ad spending  —  The political race for eyeballs during the World Cup continued this week, with a total of at least $2.1 million spent on ads by campaigns, committees and causes so far through all matches as of Friday, according to an analysis by AdImpact for POLITICO.

Former CDC chief medical officer says RFK Jr. caused ‘irreparable harm’  —  Dr. Debra Houry, the former chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), decried the direction of the agency under Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.