It's getting real in a New Jersey parking lot

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Before the World Cup began, New York and New Jersey unveiled competing transportation plans. After several matches, $20 shuttle buses subsidized by New York keep…

The “Pride Match” that wasn’t

SEATTLE — As a lesbian raised in Egypt, Noha Mahgoub could have chosen to dress for what local organizers branded a “Pride Match” in colors associated with either her sexual…

Spot the pol!

This political spouse sings her country’s anthem right just before kick-off. That’s Second Lady Usha Vance, who attended the U.S.-Turkey match in Inglewood, California, yesterday. Source link

A ‘pride match’ between Iran and Egypt — and Washington state’s gay leaders couldn’t be happier about it

SEATTLE — On Thursday, the Washington state House speaker and its Senate president — likely the country’s first-ever pairing of openly gay state capital legislative leaders — met to strategize…

Wes Moore lays out his vision for America

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is on an Independence Day collision course with President Donald Trump. Moore is planning to deliver a sweeping speech on patriotism on July Fourth from the…

Finland's President Stubb on Trump, Putin and the future of NATO

Finland’s President Stubb on Trump, Putin and the future of NATO lead image Source link

Inglewood wins a legal victory over its most famous building

LOS ANGELES — The World Cup was supposed to be a moment of unalloyed triumph for the city of Inglewood and the owner of SoFi Stadium, the signature sports venue…

Who's who from the Trump administration

While President Donald Trump himself hasn’t attended a game yet during the World Cup, the rest of his administration has turned out in force at all three U.S. games so…

Potential 2028er World Cup attendee leaderboard

Here are the likely 2028 presidential hopefuls who have attended a World Cup game so far: Shapiro: 2 matches Newsom: 1 match Harris: 1 match Rubio: 1 match And… according…

A country that doesn’t exist is a World Cup winner

Kurdistan is not a member of FIFA, resigned instead to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, whose biennial CONIFA World Football Cup pits non-sovereign states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions…