Republicans in Georgia just proved that one thing can overcome the power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement: an endless stream of cash. Health care executive Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial primary Tuesday, with the help of over $100 million of his personal wealth. Jones’ loss is a major…
Robert White won the Washington, D.C., delegate Democratic primary, setting him up to represent the United States capital in Congress as its first new delegate in more than 35 years. White’s victory begins a new chapter for Washington, which has been represented in the House by Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton since 1991. He faces…
Georgia Republicans finally have their Senate nominee. Now comes the hard part. A bruised GOP Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) will go head to head against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, a prolific fundraiser who many Republicans worry will be difficult to beat this November. While Republicans spent months turning their fire on each other, Ossoff…
President Donald Trump’s primary victory spree has a new $100 million asterisk. That’s the record-breaking sum the upstart self-funding businessman Rick Jackson spent to defeat Trump’s chosen candidate in the GOP primary for Georgia governor. Jackson’s flood of ads helped drown out Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and other Republicans up and down the ballot, as…
Tuesday was a day full of superstars at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, one player continued to show why he’s the greatest of all-time. Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday night, netting his first hat trick ever in a World Cup match. His three goals came…
When an Argentinian commentator called New Zealand defender Tim Payne the “least known player” in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, millions of soccer fans acted as if it were a personal insult and acted on Payne’s behalf. Payne has seen his Instagram following grow from less than 5,000 to more than 5 million since social…
For 45 minutes, France looked like a disjointed tournament favorite. Senegal was quicker, sharper and a missed sitter away from leading at the break. After a slow start, France remembered it had Kylian Mbappé — and by full-time he’d dragged Les Bleus to a 3-1 win and himself into the history books. The scoreboard read…
U.S. World Cup Team Training Base (IRVINE, Calif.) — One storyline has dominated the buildup to the U.S. men’s national team’s second World Cup match against Australia on Friday. Specifically, one word. When both nations were drawn into Group D last December, former MLS player and current CBS analyst Mike Grella labeled the looming matchup…
Back in the heyday of their greatest moments, at the top of their game, South Americans birthed a saying in Spanish when talking about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But, for the sake of brevity, I will translate it. Ronaldo may be the best player in the world, but Messi? He’s from another planet. On Tuesday evening,…
Kylian Mbappé scored the 13th and 14th World Cup goals of his career Tuesday, moving the France forward past Pelé, Lionel Messi and countryman Just Fontaine and into a tie for third most in tournament history. He also set a scoring record for France’s national team. Mbappé first scored in the 66th minute of France’s…
