Politics

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.

WATCH: Trump says he thinks an end to Ukraine war is 'getting close' despite Russian strikes on Kyiv

By Associated Press

“I think we’re getting much closer than people realize. And President Putin wants it to end, I will tell you that very strongly,” President Donald Trump said while talking to press at the White House.

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.

Trump posts a doctored photo portraying Obamas boarding Air Force One spray-painted with graffiti

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

This follows a previous racist post by Trump depicting the Obamas as primates, which was deleted after intense, bipartisan backlash.

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."…

WATCH: Trump officially launches Trump Accounts for kids, ringing Wall Street opening bell

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Monday rang the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office, a symbolic act that reflects how he has increasingly tied his presidency to the…

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.

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race

By Joey Cappelletti, Steve Peoples, Associated Press

McMorrow’s exit comes after many Democrats increasingly viewed her as a long shot for the nomination. It also creates a fresh dynamic in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races.

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance.