The president of World Cup organizer FIFA said Friday he’s nixing a much-criticized plan to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament to private equity investors. The plan to consolidate FIFA’s commercial and event operations into a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion is off the table, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. … Read more
Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Friday she was left “stunned” by President Trump reportedly telling an Italian network that she had “wanted a picture with me so badly” at the G7 summit earlier in the week, and that he only said yes because he “felt sorry for her.” “She’s probably happy I talked to … Read more
A GOP bill seeking $1 billion for the Secret Service to help finance President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is in jeopardy as it faces pushback from a top Senate official. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Saturday that the … Read more
WASHINGTON — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed in … Read more
U.S. futures were broadly lower on Monday as uncertainty lingered after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs late last week. Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.5%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6%. Nasdaq futures fell nearly 0.7%. Novo Nordisk shares took a beating after … Read more