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“I felt really good this summer playing with the guys, and I thought my level was high,” said Pulisic, who sat alone on the U.S. bench, head in hands, as the final minutes ticked off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

“Someone has tied the hands of the armed forces.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

"Once they're out of US hands, you can do with them whatever you want," one ex-State Department official told AFP of what he saw.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Greater presidential control has upsides and downsides—in dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor predicts that the ruling will concentrate unprecedented and possibly dangerous levels of power in the president’s hands.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

Cam pulled her closer, so they stood side by side, his arm slung around her shoulder, one of her hands still clutched in his.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith