USA 2-0 Australia: World Cup 2026 Group D player ratings

Goalscorer Alex Freeman was the pick of the bunch for the co-hosts while Conor Metcalfe’s performance off the bench gave the Socceroos some cheer Matt Freese Tested even less than he had been against Paraguay, though some timidness about leaving his line to sweep and claim crosses projects worrying command of his area. 6 Continue … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: How Trump’s surprise move on DNI confirmation upended key Senate deal on FISA

They didn’t know what to do. Just before 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, President Trump blindsided everyone in the U.S. Senate. In a post on Truth Social, the president declared he was “cancelling the Senate hearing” for his Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton. Moreover, the President said he would withhold Clayton’s nomination from … Read more

DOJ warns former red state is becoming the next California as governor embraces ICE limits

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is warning that Virginia risks becoming “the next California” in the Trump administration’s fight against resistance to federal immigration enforcement after filing a new lawsuit last week. “We are suing Virginia to prevent Virginia from becoming the next sanctuary jurisdiction, just like California,” DOJ Assistant Attorney General for the Civil … Read more

USA v Australia: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: noon local/3pm ET/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Beau With Christian Pulisic out, Mauricio Pochettino opts for a big man/little man strike partnership with Ricardo Pepi slotting in alongside Folarin Balogun. Pepi is the pool’s best hold-up forward, willing to drop into midfield to help in … Read more

Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center

Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people The small town of Social Circle in rural Georgia has announced that the Department of Homeland Security has cancelled plans to turn a warehouse into what would have been one of the largest immigration detention centers in the … Read more

Trump-Meloni spat grows over claim Italian PM ‘begged’ for photo: ‘astonished’

A simmering rift between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni burst into the open Friday after the G7 summit, exposing growing tensions between two leaders whose close political alliance had long positioned Meloni among Trump’s closest allies on the world stage. “Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up. I am frankly astonished. … Read more

Kevin O’Leary warns China is winning the AI race because U.S. states are slowing data center production

As data center projects continue to get shut down across the country, “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary and other investors are warning that the facilities are needed to compete with China in the artificial intelligence race. Data centers are at the forefront of the continued development of AI, serving as the hardware for the large … Read more