The GOP is losing one of its best issues

For years, Republicans have had some reliable terra firma: If they were talking about immigration and border security, they were winning. Even amid the backlash from Donald Trump’s 2016 pledge to ban all Muslim immigrants to his 2024 amplification of baseless claims that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets—immigration remained a durable, winning issue…

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Why the World Cup is a royal affair

Spotted at World Cup matches so far: King Felipe VI from Spain, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima from the Netherlands, and Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus. The European royals have been out in force supporting their national teams. Hardly spotted yet: Europe’s elected leaders. European heads of government only tend to make…

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