Category: Politics

Haiti has the highest level of perceived corruption of any country taking part in the World Cup, with Norway and New Zealand scoring lowest (something New Zealand might have to … Read More

A record number of groups are exploiting a gap in campaign finance law to flood this year’s primary elections with money — without disclosing their donors until long after the … Read More

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Those in charge of SoFi Stadium have two days to clean out SoFi Stadium between the United States’ thumping of Paraguay on Friday and a face-off on … Read More

After months of planning, some griping and a few tit-for-tats, the three top Democrats from New York and New Jersey showed up to watch the World Cup — together. New … Read More

Where is the World Cup being played again? In the northeastern United States, eight World Cup games, including the final, will be played in what FIFA calls “New York New … Read More

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is working on his third World Cup, which spreads across North America this weekend. His first tournaments were held in autocratic countries with governments willing to … Read More

President Donald Trump’s name was removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center on Saturday, capping off the president’s longtime effort to assert control over the institution, one of Washington’s … Read More

BRUSSELS — A growing number of soccer supporters say chaotic visa procedures are keeping them from attending World Cup matches in the United States. One Belgian-Moroccan soccer fan, who was … Read More

High-stakes geopolitics aren’t the only external factor threatening to hijack the tournament. Perhaps ironically for a competition hosted by a U.S. president who is highly skeptical about climate change and … Read More

Congratulations to Sweden on winning this year’s World Cup … and also to France, Qatar, Uruguay, Norway, New Zealand and Switzerland for the same thing. No, POLITICO hasn’t been engaging … Read More