France Appeals Yellow Card After Shock U.S. Reversal At World Cup

France's football federation has asked FIFA to rescind a yellow card that player Michael Olise received during the team's Saturday game against Paraguay.

Standout winger Olise was flagged following a clash with Paraguay's Matias Galarza. While Galarza crumbled to the ground holding his face, video review showed Olise had only grabbed his shirt.

France is hoping to fend off any chance of Olise getting barred from a potential World Cup semifinal, which could happen if he collects another yellow card during Thursday's quarterfinals game against Morocco.

France's appeal comes after President Donald Trump successfully lobbied for the U.S. Mens' Soccer Team to have a red card, and one game suspension, against star striker Folarin Balogun reconsidered.

Trump, who is close with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, admitted calling Infantino to request the review during an Oval Office event on Monday morning, but also claimed he had "nothing to do with the decision."

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Michigan Dem. Senate Candidate Calls For Platner To Withdraw: Report

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed told MS NOW he believes Graham Platner should end his campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine after a woman accused him of sexual assault.

“He needs to step aside, and that was entirely the point of my statement,” El-Sayed told MS NOW, referring to an earlier social media post. “But I wanted to make it clear why, that you should not have to choose between sexual violence and corporate servitude.”

El-Sayed's comments came after his opponent in the Senate primary, Rep. Haley Stevens, posted to X that "Platner must step aside."

"The allegations against Graham Platner are extremely troubling and completely unacceptable," she wrote. "There should be no room for this conduct in the U.S. Senate or any public office."

The two candidates are set to face off in a debate Tuesday night.

As American Support For Israel Plummets, Bibi Netanyahu Blames … TikTok

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes America’s shifting sentiment on Israel isn’t due to the country’s indiscriminate and yearslong slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, it’s because of the social media Americans are using to bear witness.

Netanyahu told CNN’s Dana Bash Tuesday that Israel monitors American polls, and was “obviously” concerned by a February survey by Gallup that found more Americans now sympathize with Palestinians in the Middle East (41%) than with the Israelis (36%).

It’s the first time in 25 years of polling by the survey company that Palestinians have been viewed more sympathetically.

But Netanyahu denied there’s any correlation between the war in Gaza and a shift in sentiment, because American support for Israel was falling even before the war began.

“You see the decline in support for Israel … and it’s years before, several years before the Gaza war took place, ok?” Netanyahu said.

“And you ask, why did that happen?” He continued. “Well the one correlation you see, which is almost a perfect correlation, is the penetration of TikTok and other social media in the United States, and as the penetration increases the support for Israel decreases.”

The prime minister then tried to link Israel and the U.S. together by also blaming social media for souring Americans’ perceptions of America itself:

“I think that what’s happening here is that there’s several countries and organizations that have penetrated social media and abused them by putting in — bot farms and other things — especially directed at young Americans, to not only hate Israel but also to hate America, and you know what? Those who say they hate Israel, usually end up hating America. They burn our flag and they burn your flag as well.”

SCOTUS Justices Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett To Testify In Congress

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett next week will testify in House and Senate hearings on the court's 2027 budget.

Both are set to appear for a July 14 hearing of the House appropriations subcommittee on financial services and general government, and later that day, they'll testify again in the Senate's appropriations subcommittee.

It's unusual for justices to publicly testify as part of the annual appropriations process. The last time was in 2019, when Justices Samuel Alito and Kagan appeared before the same House subcommittee.

The court is asking for more than $200 million in discretionary funding for the fiscal year beginning on Oct. 1, a 7.2% increase over its 2026 allotment. Most of that funding is for salaries and expenses, but some is for expanding security protections for the justices and their residences.

The Supreme Court did not respond to a request for comment.

Over 1,200 Ex-DOJ Employees Urge Senators To Reject Todd Blanche For Attorney General

More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees urged U.S. senators on Monday to reject the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, citing a “culture of fear” he has instilled within the DOJ.

“The consequences of Blanche’s attacks on DOJ’s apolitical workforce radiate beyond the halls of Main Justice, affecting the entire country,” the letter signed by the ex-DOJ staffers read. “They’ve meant that much of the department’s vital work isn’t being done, or isn’t being done as well – leaving communities less safe, Americans’ rights less protected, and our national security more vulnerable.”

Mamdani Addresses Media As Manhattan Building Is Evacuated Over Collapse Risk

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed the media on Tuesday after a 37-floor building in Manhattan was evacuated by authorities following reports of being at risk of collapse.

"The building remains unstable" he said, adding that since he had arrived on scene, there had been additional movement in one of the columns.

The building is 37 stories high, with structural beams and supports seen buckling on the 21st floor of the building.

Ahmed Tigani, commissioner for the Department of Buildings, said an initial report stated that bricks were seen falling off the building but there was no evidence of it at the scene. Both the mayor and commissioner stated there were active plans to convert the building from a commercial office to a residential property.

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Bernie Sanders Tells Graham Platner To Drop Out Of Senate Race

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is no longer backing Graham Platner.

“I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine," Sanders said in a statement. "In light of these very serious allegations, I have recommended that he step aside."

Sanders was one of Platner's biggest supporters. On Monday, a woman came forward accusing the Maine Senate nominee of sexually assaulting her five years ago, which Platner has denied.

Mamdani Joins Calls For Platner To Drop Out Of Senate Race

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday joined Democratic Party calls for Graham Platner to quit the Maine Senate race following allegations he sexually assaulted a woman he dated in 2021.

Mamdani has an increasingly influential role within the Democratic Party, particularly since all three democratic socialist candidates he endorsed in New York City primary elections last month scored wins.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday as he announced details of a new city soccer stadium, the mayor was asked, given his “ascendant” position in the party, whether Platner should step aside.

Mamdani replied: “I believe that it's time for him to drop out of the race.”

He added that “the focus of today should be to respond to the gravity of what so many of us have read, and I think that the only appropriate response is for the campaign to come to an end.”

Of the potential to endorse more candidates outside the city, he said: “I've made eight endorsements at the state and federal level. They've all been right here in New York City. I'm incredibly excited at the fact that they won their races, and that's where my focus is for now.”

Platner's campaign is on thin ice after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called on him to end it Monday, saying that the party will no longer financially back him. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) are also among those calling on him to drop out.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (@NYCMayor) says Senate Candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) should drop out of the race: "I think that the only appropriate response is for the campaign to come to an end." pic.twitter.com/1kb4ofuSpQ— CSPAN (@cspan) July 7, 2026

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Trump Renews Threats To Take Over Greenland During NATO Summit

President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his threats that Greenland, a sovereign territory of Denmark, "should be controlled" by the U.S.

"Well, that's what hurt my relationship with NATO because Greenland doesn't help Denmark. Denmark doesn't spend money to really help Greenland, but it's an important part for the United States, and it's surrounded by China ships and Russian ships… That should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark," Trump told reporters while in Ankara, Turkey.

The president also suggested that the U.S. may pull its soldiers out of Europe, framing their NATO deployment not as mutual defense, but as a costly and unreturned favor. The U.S. has maintained a military presence in Europe since NATO's founding in 1949, originally to deter Soviet aggression and reassure allies during the Cold War.

Denmark benefits from this collective defense arrangement because they are a member of NATO, even though Trump has for years framed it as an unfair or imbalanced deal where the U.S. pays significantly more to protect European allies who, in his view, are not paying their fair share.

Source: HuffPost