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‘It's not very frequently that you get, like, tru...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Why Bosnian Americans in the Bosnian capital of the U.S. are rooting for their homeland.

Bosnia's starting lineup is besides a map of its ...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu From Austria to Wisconsin, the squad's roster traces the paths refugees took fleeing genocide in the 1990s.

Belgium's Congolese heartland sees triumph in def...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu “At the end of the day Congo was better than England due to the fact that they overperformed and England underperformed,” a fan in Brussels said.

Bosnia vs. America, on and off the pitch

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Rudy Giuliani, Michael Flynn and Rod Blagojevich have found a receptive audience among Bosnian Serb nationalists, alarming those who credit the U.S. with saving the country in the first place.

European officials accuse FIFA chief of reopening ...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Inclusion of Russian teenagers in FIFA's fresh U-15 planet Cup has reignited debate over Moscow's return to global competition.

A Rust Belt comeback story, divided over whether t...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Bosnian refugees revived a dying Utica. Their homeland's historical planet Cup run has the city torn.

After primary flop, San Jose's mayor banks on plan...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Matt Mahan lost his race for governor. He's counting on the Bay Area's football surge — and a summit full of tech dignitaries — for a second act.

‘We are screwed’: People close data centers dread...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Extreme temperatures endanger to strain the grid as data centers are expanding energy demand. What could go wrong?

Yugoslavia is inactive playing

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Even though only 2 of its remnant nations, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, are inactive competing in the planet Cup, the erstwhile Yugoslavia continues to punch well above its weight in global soccer. Though the region accounts for barely...

Why isn't Donald Trump at the US match against Bos...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu He's been following the planet Cup via social media clips. Here's 1 of his favorites.

Priorities, priorities

politico.com 3 tygodni temu LONDON — Unexpected halftime amusement for the England-DR Congo match was provided by improvement UK. The right-wing organization that polls show would win a general election (but does not yet have adequate MPs to field a football team) chose......

Bay Area transit systems can't afford to park the ...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu BART, Caltrain and Muni are playing for a win today, counting on football fans to aid win over local voters ahead of a transit-funding taxation vote.

A polite England-Congo encounter

politico.com 3 tygodni temu LONDON — U.K. ambassadors from missions across the planet have returned and are watching the England-Democratic Republic of Congo match with their London-based other numbers in the Gold area of Lancaster House, the U.K. abroad Office’s opulent ma...

Why Bosnia’s fans besides cheer for Palestine

politico.com 3 tygodni temu A nation that spent 25 years prosecuting its own genocide sees its past playing out in Israel’s war — while its leaders cozy up to Netanyahu.

Mamdani's howler

politico.com 3 tygodni temu NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has spent much of the last period displaying his intense football fandom, just said during a press conference on safety plans for a busy July 4th weekend that France and Norway would...

Westminster catches planet Cup fever

politico.com 3 tygodni temu LONDON — Much of Westminster will knock off work at 5 p.m. U.K. time for England’s circular of 32 match against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Presumptive p.m. Andy Burnham is planning to watch with aides, while Keir Starmer,...

Trump Energy Department hits its mark on tiny at...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu A 3rd advanced reactor has reached criticality through an Energy Department program, gathering the administration’s self-set July 4 goal.

The planet Cup goalie turned anti-gambling campai...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Former England stopper Peter Shilton wants the EU to bring in an online gambling tax.

Trump will skip US match

politico.com 3 tygodni temu President Donald Trump does not plan to attend tonight's do-or-die match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to a White home official, who says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will lead the government's delegation to Le...

Mullin: I 'danced a happy dance' erstwhile Iran ...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Inside Homeland Security's Tijuana gambit to keep a squad at arm's length.

Pride (in the game of love)

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Sixty-two percent of Brits say they would feel pride if England won the planet Cup, well above the number recorded in France but below Spain in the latest POLITICO Poll. Just 47 percent of Brits say they would feel...

In Germany, everything looks like a crisis of gove...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu A football squad is not the only national institution failing to live up to expectations.

Colorado's insurgent wave proves Democrats want fi...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Tuesday’s results uncover the depth of Democratic voters’ frustrations with Washington, on the heels of insurgent wins in fresh York.

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros topples a nearly ...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu The 29-year-old DSA-backed challenger ousted Rep. Diana DeGette, 1 of Colorado’s longest-serving Democrats, in the primary for the 1st District.

Progressive Manny Rutinel wins primary in battlegr...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu Rutinel bested average erstwhile state Rep. Shannon Bird and will take on GOP Rep. Gabe Evans in the 8th territory in November.

Trump’s Mount Rushmore fireworks show reignites fi...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu The Trump administration has restarted fireworks at the memorial in a national forest in agrarian South Dakota.

Supreme Court loosens run finance laws, beginning...

politico.com 3 tygodni temu The change is likely to benefit Republicans, who brought the case and trust more on large donors.

Iranian diplomat blasts ‘pseudo-VAR’ interventions...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Iran’s ambassador to Mexico praised the country’s national football squad after its elimination from the FIFA planet Cup, while besides highlighting the controversial video review decisions that influenced the result of the tournament. In a leng...

World Cup attendance: The possible 2028ers

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Josh Shapiro and Marco Rubio have got planet Cup fever.

'Héros canadiens': Carney cheers Canada's late win...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrated his country's knockout triumph over South Africa on Sunday afternoon, posting — in English and in French, of course — that the squad were, "True Canadian heroes," and adding, "What a game. What...

AI regulation group is biggest spender on planet ...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Groups aligned with Sen. Susan Collins besides spent large sums for visibility during U.S. matches — as campaigns and committees drop more than $700K.

The robots are coming ... for the beautiful game

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Hyundai is utilizing its FIFA sponsorship to sale the planet on more than cars.

The real Pride Match is about to kick off

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Two gay-rights pioneers walk into a planet Cup bracket.

Mark Carney, king of the cup

politico.com 4 tygodni temu One North American leader has made the tournament his own.

The planet Cup's final boss

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Level unlocked: Trump is coming to hand out the trophy on July 19.

Dems are trying everything in battlegrounds. Repub...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu The fight for Washington is beginning to take form and who the parties are nominating for battlegrounds will have major implications for their post-Trump future.

Iran's ‘disaster planet Cup’ comes to a dramatic ...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu The squad endured off-field hardship and on-field heartbreak.

How the planet Cup became a triumph lap for Trum...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Colombia's planet Cup run has become a celebration of more than just its national team.

Trump gets the complete domination he wanted in Lo...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Rep. Julia Letlow, his preferred candidate, won the GOP runoff for his longtime rival Bill Cassidy’s legislature seat.

Palestinian flags fly in Texas

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Jordanian fans pay homage to their “Palestinian brothers and sisters” ahead of Argentina matchup in Arlington.

Trump-backed Letlow wins GOP primary for Sen. Bill...

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Rep. Julia Letlow rode the president’s endorsement to triumph in the Louisiana legislature runoff over conservative state Treasurer John Fleming.

The Dallas booboys

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Some Texas politicians are having a planet Cup optics problem.

Rubio, Patel at Miami match

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sitting next to FIFA president Gianni Infantino at Miami Stadium for the Colombia vs. Portugal game tonight. On Infantino's another side: FBI manager Kash Patel. They're here for the most hotly anticipated match....

Where Trump first learned to love soccer

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Fifty years later, the fresh York Cosmos are inactive shaping the sport's American future.

Tartan Army organization over

politico.com 4 tygodni temu Scotland is now officially out of the planet Cup after being stuck in limbo awaiting another results for 3 days following defeat to Brazil. While the players and management underperformed in America, Scottish fans — the Tartan Army —...

Uzbekistan can’t win the planet Cup. But it’s already won Washington’s attention.