Trump’s GOP allies draw a line in the sand on Iran

Republicans keep lengthening President Donald Trump’s leash on Iran. First, they hoped he would stick to his initial four- to six-week timeline for the war. Then, they gave him 60 days; then, until summer. Now, battleground GOP party chairs, campaign officials and strategists are coalescing around Labor Day as their hard deadline, according to interviews…

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PR fail: Mamdani’s Boricua bungle

DEPARTMENT OF UNFORCED ERRORS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an annual Puerto Rican heritage event today at Gracie Mansion that underscored a growing tiff. The afternoon celebration was pared-down. Prominent leaders never received an invite or declined to attend. And Nuyoricans were initially told it wasn’t going to happen at all. Roughly 200 people milled about…

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Missouri NOT probing FIFA ticket prices — yet

Missouri is not launching a probe into pricing strategies employed by FIFA, a spokesperson from the state attorney general’s office told POLITICO, as several states playing host to World Cup matches take the organization to task for allegedly misleading fans. Colbey Stosberg, public affairs specialist at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, said in a statement…

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