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The suspension of the American World Cup star was lifted after Trump called the FIFA president

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💥 Check out this must-read post from PBS News Hour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: 2026 World Cup,Donald Trump news,fifa,Folarin Balogun,r,World Cup 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Amna Nawaz: Well, let's now turn our attention to President Trump's involvement in another international case. That's the World Cup.The USA faces Belgium tonight with star striker Flo Balogun on the field. Balogun received a red card in last week's match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, meaning he will miss tonight's match. Then Trump intervened, and FIFA overturned Balogun's suspension, leading to controversy and anger.For more, we turn now to our White House correspondent, Liz…

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US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins Louisiana GOP Senate primary

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Julia Letlow,Louisiana,Vote 2026 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Louisiana on Saturday, giving President Donald Trump the win after he endorsed her to replace GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy. Letlow, who was endorsed by Trump, defeated state Treasurer John Fleming in a runoff between the two candidates after they finished ahead of Cassidy in the May 16 Republican primary. Read more: Live results: Louisiana primary runoff Letlow has pledged her loyalty to Trump…

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Trump threatens to impose a 100% tax on European imports if countries impose a tax on digital services

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✨ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,europe,imports,tariffs 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from U.S. companies. In a social media post, Trump took aim at European countries that he said were discussing the "imminent" implementation of taxes on US companies. The US president has repeatedly sought to use tariffs as a way to deter such taxes, but many countries are looking for revenue as their economies increasingly…

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Newsom urges national tax on ‘billionaires’ while fighting it in California

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✨ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: billionaires,california,gavin newsom 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is considering a presidential run as he approaches the end of his term, called for a national "billionaire tax" on Friday even as he fights another proposal targeting the wealthy in his home state. Newsom also said the US government should own a stake in AI companies. His proposals, outlined in a subpost, align him with the Democratic Party's populist left, arguing that urgent changes are needed to prevent elite concentration of wealth…

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Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma State Trooper Lance Schroer to be director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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✨ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,immigration,immigration and customs enforcement 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he is nominating Lance Schroer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration, Customs and Enforcement. Trump said on his platform, Truth Social, that his new choice for the immigration enforcement agency is a former US Marine and “a patriot with real operational experience.” He described Schroyer as a "proven leader with decades of experience taking on the worst of the worst." Schroyer comes from…

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Trump-backed Julia Letlow faces John Fleming in the Republican Senate runoff in Louisiana

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💥 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Julia Letlow,Louisiana,primary,Vote 2026 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: BATON ROUGE, La. — President Donald Trump's favorite candidate for U.S. Senate in Louisiana looks to clinch the Republican nomination Saturday and deliver another win for a president who has sought to replace Republicans who disagree with him with handpicked loyalists. U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who was endorsed by Trump, and state Treasurer John Fleming are competing in the runoff. The two finished ahead of Sen. Bill Cassidy in the May 16 primary after Trump denounced the two-term senator, whom…

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A man with the same name as U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the Alaska primary ballot, a judge rules

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✨ Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: alaska,Dan Sullivan,Vote 2026 ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: JUNE, Alaska (AP) — A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews' ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. Matthews' ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Tuesday is the deadline for a final ruling so…

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Live results: Louisiana primary runoff

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🚀 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: bill cassidy,Louisiana,senate,Vote 2026 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Republicans will nominate a U.S. Senate candidate in a primary runoff on Saturday, six weeks after Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy was denied the chance to run for a third term. Although President Donald Trump has already achieved one of his most important political goals by defeating Cassidy, Saturday's runoff could showcase his continued influence in the GOP primaries as he attempts to fill the halls of Congress with loyalists during his final two years in…

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WATCH: Trump receives report from the Religious Freedom Committee in the Oval Office

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✨ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: church and state,Donald Trump news,Religious Liberty Commission,separation of church and state 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: A new report from a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of ​​separating church and state with the idea of ​​building bridges between them. The assertion — which challenges a long-standing concept in American law — comes amid a set of recommendations in a draft report of the Religious Liberty Commission, which was released Friday afternoon. Watch the Religious Liberty Commission's report presentation in the video player above. President Donald Trump…

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Ohio Gov. DeWine says Trump’s TPS policy is a ‘job killer’ and bad for Ohio

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🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: asylum seekers,Donald Trump news,Haitians,mike dewine,ohio,Temporary Protected Status ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Amna Nawaz: A Supreme Court ruling this week cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians, suddenly leaving thousands of refugees without legal immigration status.One state that could face the biggest impact is Ohio, where more than 10,000 Haitian immigrants have settled. The state's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, called the move - quote - a "mistake."To learn more about the ruling and what it means for the communities…

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