Hosted by a fractured North America, this year’s World Cup feels like three separate—and competing—events, each with its own message and mascot. / The Wall Street Journal [$] The coach of Iran’s World Cup team says US officials ordered them to return to their training base in Mexico
The DoJ is investigating E. Jean Carroll over her assault litigation against Trump, who still wants the Supreme Court to review Carroll’s $5 million verdict. / Associated Press, SCOTUSblog Why Republicans are having an existential crisis over James Talarico: He knows how to go viral and isn’t taking the
“They need to work a little bit harder, get on that shit a little bit more.” Three “clean” athletes win events at the pro-doping Enhanced Games. / The Guardian The one world record unofficially broken at the Enhanced Games is under scrutiny by viewers, who noted multiple clock-syncing issues.
“We’re now finding out exactly how far the Court will let [Republicans] go” in once again making democracy a “racial entitlement” in America. / The Atlantic [$] Trump officials claim they don’t need approval for their massive arch in DC because Congress passed a plan in 1925 for a similarly
Only a tenth of this year’s House of Representatives races are competitive—where fewer than 10 points separate candidates—due to states’ redistricting schemes. / The New York Times [$] “Clemency seems only to have convinced many 2020 election deniers that they were right all along.” Why commuting Tina Peters’s
Trump’s IRS settlement earmarks nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars for purported victims of the Biden administration, including Jan. 6. insurrectionists. / The Washington Post [$] See also: A class action lawsuit claims Amazon is refusing to provide customers with tariff refunds to “curry favor with Trump by allowing the
Republican-led states are using public health agencies to enforce Trump’s deportation efforts—and discouraging immigrants’ US-born children from seeking Medicaid. / KFF Health News In its settlement with the state for providing child transgender care, Texas Children’s Hospital must pay $10 million and establish the country’s
An analysis shows judges have ruled against the Trump administration’s ICE detention practices in around 90% of cases. / Politico Shipping companies are circumventing the Strait of Hormuz with 3,500 trucks driving across the Arabian Peninsula nearly 24 hours a day. / The Wall Street Journal [$] As the US struggles
Visualizing the dismal job market college graduates are now entering, where hiring has cratered practically to 2009 levels. / The Washington Post [$] Princeton’s 133-year-old Honor Code depends on trust between faculty and students—a relationship now being eroded by AI. / The Atlantic [$] Some US schools are bringing back
Virginia’s Supreme Court has invalidated the redistricting voters approved last month—meaning to take the House, Democrats must now win the national popular vote by four points. / Talking Points Memo Most Americans would like to do away with the Electoral College, and a blue wave in November could finally
