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New York Times:
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
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The Guardian:
Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium  — US striker was shown red in last-32 match - Fifa announced suspension of ban earlier on Sunday  — Belgian FA ‘astonished’ by decision  —  Donald Trump lobbied Fifa to lift the US striker Folarin Balogun's …
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the White House Campaign to Overturn a World Cup Red Card  —  The decision by FIFA to rescind U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's one-game suspension followed a rapid response from the Trump administration—and a personal call from the president.  —  In the hours after the U.S. secured …
The Athletic:
Folarin Balogun available for USMNT vs. Belgium as red card ban suspended  —  2.1K  —  Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT's World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium after his one-game red-card ban was suspended, FIFA has confirmed.  —  The 25-year-old striker received …
Ali Walker / Politico:
‘Shame on you’: Belgium accuses FIFA of caving to Trump ahead of World Cup clash
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Folarin Balogun's 1-game ban suspended by FIFA, allowing US forward to play vs. Belgium
Maya Goldman / Axios:
Democratic socialists give new life to Medicare for All  —  Democratic socialist and progressives' success in this year's primaries is evidence of new enthusiasm for Medicare for All plans that many centrists have long dismissed as costly pipe dreams.
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
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 …
Discussion: USA Today
Will Steakin / Politico:
Up next for the DSA? Two major swing states.
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Mallory McMorrow ends her U.S. Senate campaign
CNN:
Mallory McMorrow drops out of Michigan's crucial Democratic Senate primary
Andrew Solender / Axios:
McMorrow suspends Michigan Senate bid in shock move
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
What's inside the one bill Trump most desperately wants to become law
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Times
Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:   Trump's Election Subversion Plans?
Washington Post:
After America's 250th, Trump will test how far he can push NATO allies  —  The president heads to Turkey today with fresh complaints about Europe, even as the alliance tries to show it is giving him what he wants.  —  Fresh off a week of star-spangled celebrations of America's 250th …
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Politico:
What Trump wants out of NATO  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, pumped and ready to watch U.S. striker Folarin Balogun in FIFA World Cup action tonight.  POLITICO's Sophia Cai scooped last night that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
How Kalshi infects the news  —  This is a special collaboration between Public Notice and Judd Legum of Popular Information.  For more news and analysis from Judd and his team, subscribe to Popular Information HERE.  —  In December 2025, CNN and CNBC struck landmark deals with Kalshi, a leading prediction market.
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Reuters:   Supreme Court ruling may wipe out Democrats' cash advantage in Senate battlegrounds
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CBS News
Associated Press:
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 …
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: The Independent and New York Times
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Max Tani / Semafor:
‘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.
Kelsey Brugger / Politico:
The midterms are months away.  The scramble to get on Congress' tax writing committees has already started.  —  A giant wave of departures is set to hit Capitol Hill's tax writing committees in the next Congress, jumpstarting the competition to fill some critical gaps in institutional knowledge …
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
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.
Joel Rose / NPR:
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 …
Jason Sattler / THE FARCE:
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.
Paul Krugman:
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 …
 
 
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Dan Shanoff / The Athletic:
Nielsen: the 2026 World Cup final drew 38.9M viewers on Fox and 22M+ on Telemundo; taken together, the US audience size rivaled that of NFL playoff games

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
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Max Tani / Semafor:
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