Red-state capital city sparks conservative fire over Somali flag-raising at city hall: ‘Excuse me?’
"No American government building should ever be raising another country's flag," journalist Mark Hemingway posted on X. "Ugh."

The U.S. men’s national team is set to play in the Round of 16 during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the team will be without its best player. Folarin Balogun was shown a controversial red card early in the second half of Wednesday’s match against Bosnia Herzegovina. Christian Pulisic (right) consoles teammate Folarin Balogun...
"No American government building should ever be raising another country's flag," journalist Mark Hemingway posted on X. "Ugh."
The versatile striker was dangerous in his time on the field on Wednesday, but that time was prematurely ended with a surprising ejectionThe day after the US supreme court upheld birthright citizenship, Folarin Balogun – a player who wouldn’t have even been on the pitch if not for the longstanding, constitutional law – pushed the United States through to the World Cup last 16. Just two days short of his 25th birthday, Balogun scored the opening goal in the US’s 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, his third of the tournament.Then, about 20 minutes later, Balogun was sent off, given a straight red card for what appeared to be inadvertent contact with Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemović. It was a shocking turn of events for the Monaco forward, who was among the US’s best performers on Wednesday, as he has been for the entirety of the tournament. Continue reading...
The United States will play the rest of its Round of 32 match on Tuesday night without one of its best players.
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The BBC asked Americans how they felt after the Supreme Court's ruling on citizenship for babies born in the US.
'No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!'
Today in Trump v. Barbara the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to everyone born in the United States.Thomas Wolf, director of democracy initiatives at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, had the following reaction:“Today’s ruling is the right one amid an avalanche of Supreme Court opinions undermining our democracy. The Court could not have defensibly ruled any differently. The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed citizenship to everyone born here over 150 years ago. The Supreme Court affirmed that 20 years later in Wong Kim Ark. Meanwhile, the Court has been on an anti-democratic rampage.“In just the past few weeks alone, the Court further undermined the Voting Rights Act, encouraged more aggressive partisan gerrymandering, dangerously expanded presidential power over federal agencies, and further depleted protections for immigrants. This ruling does not make up for all the damage the Court has done this term.”