news2shorts2027’s short season will precede full calendar switch Five Concacaf Champions Cup berths will be awarded No inter-conference play until MLS Cup The typical cliche for a regular season is that it’s a marathon, not a sprint. In 2027, Major League Soccer will be the exception. On Thursday, MLS revealed how its short 2027 “sprint … Read more
A group of federal judges raised concerns about the rise of violent threats the judiciary at a time when President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of the courts.
Congressional Republicans are urging the Trump administration to make illegal Chinese-made e-cigarettes a bigger trade and law-enforcement priority, framing the issue as both a public health concern and a politically advantageous one for the 2026 midterms. “As trade discussions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) advance, it is critical that the United States Trade … Read more
All four Democrats on the House Administration Committee voted against advancing a measure to authorize land on the National Mall to construct the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The measure cleared the committee on a 7-4 party-line vote, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said. Malliotakis, who does not sit on the committee, said … Read more
Some contractors working with the Department of Homeland Security have told the Trump administration that they had been asked to pay Corey Lewandowski, a close ally of the president. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley has details on Lewandowski’s influence over the contracting process as an unpaid “special government employee.”
The US president wanted an easy win, but the conflict is spiralling following Israel’s attack on a gas field and Iranian retaliation across the region Shortly after the US and Israel began their illegal assault on Iran, with the US president still preening himself over the kidnapping of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro the previous month, a … Read more
Trump invoked Japan’s December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor when speaking about recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran during a meeting with Japan’s prime minister.
Conservatives celebrated Tuesday after a federal appeals court denied California’s request to narrow a Supreme Court ruling on transgender policies, two weeks after the high court dealt the state a major blow in the same case. “California has now lost at the district court, lost at the Supreme Court, and been turned away by the … Read more
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., in his patented off-the-cuff, southern style, urged the “smart lawyers” in Congress and beyond to rework the SAVE America Act to pass Senate parliamentarian “muster,” so it can move to law with a simple budget reconciliation majority. “You don’t know till you try, and we haven’t tried,” Kennedy said Wednesday night … Read more
Epstein survivors previously accused Darren Indyke, co-executor of Epstein estate, of helping ‘facilitate’ his crimes Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer, told US House lawmakers on Thursday that he “had no knowledge whatsoever of Jeffrey Epstein’s wrongdoings” during his employment. … Read more
