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The U.S. government broke FIFA and then helped build it back into something even bigger and more politically powerful than before. The inside story of how the United Bid became the Trump Cup. 👇 politico.com/news/magazine/2…

How the World Cup Became Trump’s Trophy

A decade of diplomatic maneuvering, global intrigue and trilateral deal-making — and how it all ended up in one president’s hands.

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Fan of the people dlvr.it/TT21Bq

Fan of the people

Juggling the Knicks and World Cup, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is modeling a new version of lefty sports fandom.

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Top Democrats watch Brazil-Morocco match – together dlvr.it/TT214W

Top Democrats watch Brazil-Morocco match – together

Sherrill, Hochul and Mamdani sat together to watch the action.

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Inside the whirlwind 24 hours that led the White House to slap export controls on Anthropic dlvr.it/TT20TW

Inside the whirlwind 24 hours that led the White House to slap export controls on Anthropic

A series of tense calls between Anthropic’s CEO and administration officials on Friday underscore how the White House is wrestling with advanced AI models.

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What FIFA calls 'New York New Jersey' dlvr.it/TT1zZF

What FIFA calls 'New York New Jersey'

Cue the border-state rivalry. Everybody wants the bragging rights.

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How to become Britain’s next prime minister dlvr.it/TT1yVc

How to become Britain’s next prime minister

Can Andy Burnham become Britain’s next prime minister? POLITICO maps every major route to No. 10 Downing Street after the Makerfield by-election, and every path that could keep Keir Starmer in power.

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FIFA's encounter with North America's messy democracy dlvr.it/TT1y1S

FIFA's encounter with North America's messy democracy

Gianni Infantino is the new century's unlikely Alexis de Tocqueville.

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Trump picks James McDonald to run SDNY dlvr.it/TT1xcJ

Trump picks James McDonald to run SDNY

The move may serve as welcome relief for Manhattan prosecutors.

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A GOP revolt over AI is taking shape dlvr.it/TT1xFL

A GOP revolt over AI is taking shape

“The Republican Party has a choice to make — perhaps the defining choice of its next half century,” Sen. Josh Hawley wrote in an essay on AI.

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Most battleground House races have data centers on the way, POLITICO analysis finds dlvr.it/TT1x7s

What most battleground House districts have in common: data centers

As politicians from city councils to Washington fight over data centers, campaigns are navigating the backlash.

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Macron dreams of burnishing his legacy via French World Cup glory dlvr.it/TT1vDY

Macron dreams of burnishing his legacy via French World Cup glory

France’s national team has flourished during the president’s tenure, but he’s struggled to turn sporting triumph into political gain.

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Meet the Clean Air Act pardon crusaders dlvr.it/TT1tPb

Diesel mechanics queue up for Trump pardons

President Donald Trump pardoned a mechanic who disabled pollution control monitors on hundreds of diesel trucks. Now others are lobbying for similar clemency.

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Trump says agreement with Iran will be signed Sunday dlvr.it/TT1sRN

Trump says agreement with Iran will be signed Sunday

Iran has not publicly confirmed Trump’s timeline for the signing of the agreement.

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Iranian ambassador at World Cup: ‘Iran and the U.S. can be very good friends’ dlvr.it/TT1rW5

Iranian ambassador at World Cup: ‘Iran and the U.S. can be very good friends’

Tehran's top diplomat in Mexico says Iran's presence in the United States for the World Cup should be read as a gesture of goodwill amid talks to end the conflict.

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Trump’s name purged from Kennedy Center dlvr.it/TT1rPL

Trump’s name purged from Kennedy Center

The removal marks the end of the president’s longtime effort to assert control over the institution, one of Washington’s most iconic landmarks.

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Health department staffers aren't buying RFK Jr.'s peace offerings dlvr.it/TT1q1D

RFK Jr.'s olive branch isn't winning over his staffers

But inside the health department, workers say the dysfunction of the DOGE era persists.

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Beijing blasts Pentagon’s latest Chinese military company list dlvr.it/TT1pjJ

Beijing blasts Pentagon’s latest Chinese military company list

China’s Commerce Ministry is threatening “forceful countermeasures” unless the Defense Department walks back its latest listing of alleged Chinese military companies.

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Trump to attend dinner at Versailles post-G7 dlvr.it/TT1pBf

Trump to attend dinner at Versailles post-G7

The White House, until now, had not confirmed whether the U.S. president had accepted the French president’s invitation.

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Europe's top sports official talks Panini stickers and World Cup picks dlvr.it/TT1p5P

Europe's top sports official talks Panini stickers and World Cup picks

POLITICO caught up with European Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef in Brussels last week to get his top tips for the World Cup.

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Vivek Ramaswamy is navigating issues of race and identity as the GOP nominee for Ohio’s next governor.   He preaches the American dream, but will Ohio — a state that is 80% white and two-thirds Christian — accept it? politico.com/news/magazine/2…

‘They Don’t Know How to Accept Him’: Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio

Race, religion and wealth loom over Ohio’s fierce race for governor.

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On #TheConversation, EPA chief Lee Zeldin got fired up about “morally bankrupt” members of Congress. “If Congress wants me to regulate the heck out of greenhouse gas emissions, change the law,” he told our @DashaBurns in defense of his EPA agenda. 🎧 politi.co/4aIHeas
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