NWSL drops controversial criteria around ‘Rodman Rule’ in settlement with NWSLPA

Any player will be eligible for High Impact Player status Requirements had included top 100, marketability lists Sides also resolve grievance on Rodman contract refusal The NWSL and the NWSL Players Association have reached a settlement to drop the restrictive criteria around the controversial High Impact Player (HIP) rule, allowing any player to earn the … Read more

Ilhan Omar calls Trump ‘creep’ as president revives ‘fake name,’ marriage allegations

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., lashed out at President Donald Trump on Friday after he accused her of using a fake name and revived longstanding allegations surrounding her former marriage. “The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history,” Omar wrote on X. “Whenever the news turns … Read more

As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subject

Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one … Read more

The Guardian view on Europe’s protests: the social contract has broken – and young people want solutions | Editorial

An electoral supercycle over the next year may redefine the continent’s future. But what’s happening on the streets is shaping it, too France sneezed, and Europe has again caught the cold. The wave of unrest which began with teenagers at a high school soon drew in hundreds of thousands of people nationwide and then spread … Read more