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A blue city shakes off politics over US forward Balogun’s red card controversy at World Cup

United States fans gather before the match with a Folarin Balogun banner in Seattle on July 6.

Trump set for Mount Rushmore address as US turns 250

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of US independence at Mount Rushmore on July 3.

Trump bashes Washington’s likely next mayor, touts golf course project

US President Donald Trump (right, in USA cap) and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (left) at East Potomac Golf Links during a site tour in Washington on June 28.

Could Michelle Obama run for US president in 2028?

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama would be a formidable candidate, but she has said she will not run for presidency.

Trump refuses to sign landmark housing Bill, heaps pressure on Republicans

epa13061504 US President Donald J. Trump speaks as he arrives for a Senate Republican luncheon meeting, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 24 June 2026. Before attending the meeting with Senate Republicans, President Trump abruptly cancelled a signing ceremony for a housing bill and instead demanded passage of a separate bill to tighten voter registration rules. EPA/GRAEME SLOAN

NY primaries show anti-establishment anger as Mamdani’s picks win

Brad Lander (right), former New York City comptroller, embraces Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, at a victory celebration.

Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid was a ‘terrible mistake’

Hillary Clinton said Joe Biden had made a “terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country” in trying to run again at age 81.

As US nears 250th birthday, poll shows many Americans doubt it will last another 250 years

President Donald Trump has put himself at the centre of many of the events to mark the United States’ 250th birthday.

Democrats, Republicans ask Trump administration not to ship Afghan allies to unsafe countries

Special Immigrants from Afghanistan walk through the in-processing building after their evacuation at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, in August 2021.

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Trump setbacks at home and abroad fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80

FILE PHOTO: U..S. President Donald Trump gestures at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo

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