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WATCH: Trump praises 'really brilliant decision' on Balogun's red card after he called FIFA's Infantino

By Collin Binkley, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome.

Infantino says he told Trump the Balogun red card would be decided by independent bodies

By Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he discussed the red card suspension of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun with Donald Trump.

What to know after FIFA lifts suspension of U.S. star Folarin Balogun

By James Ellingworth, Associated Press

FIFA’s stunning decision to lift the suspension of a star U.S. player has riled the host country's next World Cup opponent, Belgium. It has also sent soccer fans -- and political leaders -- around the world into a frenzy.

Former officer describes finding a 'sniper pad' on nearby rooftop after Charlie Kirk assassination

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Monday's courtroom testimony by the former officer comes as prosecutors seek to show they have enough evidence to put defendant Tyler Robinson on trial for murder.

WATCH: Sen. Cruz thanks Trump for 'getting rid' of Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card

By Associated Press

Speaking alongside the president, Cruz began his remarks at an event on Trump Accounts by thanking Trump for working to get FIFA to reverse Balogun’s red card penalty of a one-game suspension.

FIFA questioned as Trump, Infantino defend actions surrounding ruling to let Balogun play in U.S. match

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

"Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not," UEFA said, adding "the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined."…

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

The report released late on Independence Day by the White House Domestic Policy Council comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington's most sacred cultural and historic institutions.

National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say

By Jack Brook, Associated Press

The soldiers in Memphis were responding with local police to reports of gunshots around 4 a.m. when they began pursuing an armed man fleeing on foot, the city's police department said.

Unbearable heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as high temperatures give way to thunderstorms

By Corey Williams, Associated Press

New Jersey officials said Saturday that they began seeing what they believe are heat-related deaths as early as Thursday with most occurring in the central and northern parts of the state.

Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Reflecting Pool

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Like President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he was 100% sure that vandals caused the damage to the century-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.