Turning the page: 30 players who could represent t…
The tears are barely dry from the USMNT’s 2026 World Cup exit, but the page immediately turns to the 2030 World Cup. Here’s who could represent the U.S. in four…
Schumer calls Trump administration budget proposal 'lopsided' in call for bipartisan funding bills
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) early Monday called on Senate Republicans to work with Democrats to address what he called President Trump’s “lopsided” spending priorities and pass bipartisan spending…
US, Iran claim control of Strait of Hormuz after weekend strikes
The U.S. and Iran are both claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the conflict between the two countries, after weekend fighting. In a post on…
This Week on the Hill: Johnson returns to House logjam as GOP hard-liners dig in
Lawmakers return to Washington this week confronting the same legislative logjam that brought the House to a standstill before they left town, with no clear path to breaking the impasse.…
Congress should empower states to fix benefit cliffs
A U.S. Senate committee recently discussed a decades-old federal policy trap that punishes poor families for getting a raise: social safety net-benefit cliffs. These cliffs hamper upward mobility and harm…
The messy intersection of Dred Scott and the birthright citizenship case
It is easy to forget just how terrible the Dred Scott decision was.
The Pentagon says drones are not a ‘silver bullet’ in its new handbook on fighting them
Unmanned aerial systems or drones have become the driving force behind military strategy. They’ve offered cheap alternatives to costly weapons systems, drained interceptor stockpiles and proven to be a powerful…
Men disguised as police kill Ecuadorean drug lord's brother
The victim, David Macías, was the brother of drug lord ‘El Fito’, who is awaiting trial in the US.
German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
The pair, named only as Twana H.S. and Asia R. A., left Germany for Iraq in 2015 and became members of the Islamic State group.
'Hero, legend, sweetheart': Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78
Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his “sudden and unexpected” death.















