POLITICSFIFA details Infantino’s $6m deal with 33% Club World Cup bonus increaseFIFA president Gianni Infantino's pay boost revealed in latest accounts that target $14bn in revenue for 2027-30.Al Jazeera·March 19, 2026
POLITICSHegseth says potential $200 billion Iran war spending request could shift: 'Takes money to kill bad guys'President Donald Trump's National Economic Council director, Kevin Hassett, said Sunday that the war has already cost $12 billion.CNBC·March 19, 2026
POLITICSPrediction markets are trying to lure journalists with partnership dealsPrediction markets are working to ingratiate themselves with mainstream news and culture: The Golden Globes broadcast in January was plastered with Polymarket odds, the AP is licensing election data to Kalshi, and a partnership between Polymarket and Substack means more prediction market data in newThe Verge·March 19, 2026
POLITICSA Gift From Trump to the Supreme CourtIn a caustic critique of the court issued on social media late Sunday night, the president inadvertently buttressed its independence.NY Times·March 19, 2026
POLITICSThe SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the causeSeveral Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote.NPR·March 19, 2026
POLITICSFarage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker<p>Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videos</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/17/nigel-farage-videos-support-rioter-neonazi-event-far-right-slogans">The Guardian·March 18, 2026
POLITICSBeijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to loseAn anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.CNN·April 4, 2023
POLITICSBeijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to loseAn anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.CNN·April 4, 2023
POLITICSBeijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to loseAn anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.CNN·April 4, 2023
POLITICSBeijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to loseAn anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.CNN·April 4, 2023
POLITICSBeijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to loseAn anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.CNN·April 4, 2023
POLITICSBeijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to loseAn anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.CNN·April 4, 2023
