From The Sports Desk: Four World Cup games, four tightly contested draws on Monday

The last time four World Cup matches on the same day ended in a tie, Pelé was the 17-year-old breakout star and Frenchman Just Fontaine went on to score a tournament-record 13 goals. That was 1958. Iran didn’t enter that competition but began its troubled 2026 World Cup campaign with one of those ties, 2-2 … Read more

Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington

WASHINGTON — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation’s capital. Workers were seen inspecting the site of the proposed arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery with tools … Read more

Rep. Suzan DelBene responds to criticism about DCCC weighing in on contested primaries

The House Democrats’ campaign arm is wading into more highly contested primary races across the country. In a rare rebuke, several House progressives, including Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin, are calling on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to let voters decide. Democratic Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington State, chair of the DCCC, joins “The Takeout” … Read more