The US carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has effectively closed the shipping lane during the war. Iran's foreign minister said foreign military forces near Iran's territory are at constant risk. Iran and Israel exchanged fire for the first time since the fragile truce took effect.
The geopolitics of the 2026 World Cup: do tensions between the US and Iran affect the tournament? USA and Canada. The war in the Middle East and the conflict in Ukraine. The impact of the so-called "Donald Trump factor" ahead of the start of the sporting event.
Inflation continues to rise due to President Donald Trump's war with Iran. Since Trump returned to office, inflation has risen from 2.4% in November 2016 to 4.2%. Trump loves the inflation, even though the numbers are not great. The rise has been fueled by Trump's ill-conceived trade wars.
A federal judge struck down the $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The judge said that the federal government had overstepped its authority by imposing the fee without approval from Congress. A coalition of states sued the government in December, arguing that the higher visa costs would lead to staffing shortages.
Iran and the U.S. traded strikes for a second day, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war. It was the third time this week that back-and-forth strikes have rattled the Mideast. Iran's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global energy supplies. The two sides remain at odds over Iran's nuclear program.
The New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs last night. President Trump was at the game. He was booed when he appeared on the jumbotron during the national anthem. NPR's Michel Martin talked to sports journalist Albert Samaha about the game and the president's attendance.
Iran's national soccer team arrived in North America under a cloud of diplomatic tension after U.S. officials denied visas to two senior Iranian Football Federation leaders ahead of this month's World Cup. Every player on Iran’s 30-man squad and all coaching staff members received visas to participate in the tournament, but Hedayat Mombeini and Mehdi Mohammad Nabi were both denied entry. It was unclear whether federation President Mehdi Taj had received a visa. The Trump administration imposed a condition requiring the Iranian delegation to leave the United States the same day as each of its matches. Iran's players and coaches agreed to base their operations in Tijuana, Mexico, rather than on U
The Supreme Court is getting ready to hand down consequential decisions on key aspects of President Donald Trump's agenda in the coming weeks. The justices have already rendered their verdict in some significant cases, including a case about who is an American citizen and the extent of the president's control of independent federal agencies.
Simon Chadwick is Professor of AfroEurasian Sport and Specialist of 21st century global sport. On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Chadwick offers a sobering assessment of the political realities surrounding the world's biggest sporting event amid the convergence of hard-line immigration policies, conflict, diplomatic tensions, security concerns and civil unrest.
U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs in May. The unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.3%. Job openings rose to 7.6 million in April, up from 6.9 million in March and the most since May 2024. The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week. Wall Street closed on a down note as big technology companies sold off.