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Trump says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmation | World Cup 2026 News

Trump says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmation | World Cup 2026 News

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has said Iran will play their World Cup matches, leading to agreement from US President. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 US President ⁠Donald Trump has told reporters ⁠that “I’m OK” with Iran playing in the upcoming football World Cup, ‌which will be held in North America in June and July. The comments come after FIFA President ⁠Gianni Infantino on ⁠Thursday said Iran would be present at the ⁠tournament and would play in ⁠the US. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “If Gianni said it, I’m OK,” Trump told reporters ‌in the Oval Office. “You know what? Let ‌them ‌play.” Earlier on Thursday, Infantino began his address to delegates at the 76th FIFA congress by reiterating that Iran would play their World Cup games in the US as scheduled. Iran’s participation at this year’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been shrouded in uncertainty since the eruption of the US-Israel war on Iran in February. “Let me start by the outset, confirming straightaway that …

Kevin Warsh Fed hearing live updates: Confirmation hearing Tuesday AM

Kevin Warsh Fed hearing live updates: Confirmation hearing Tuesday AM

What you need to know  Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh will face the Senate Banking committee at 10 a.m. on Tuesday for a confirmation hearing. Warsh would be the wealthiest Fed chair if confirmed, he disclosed to the committee. The pick of President Donald Trump, Warsh would replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. Kevin Warsh, the 56-year-old former Federal Reserve governor, is taking the hot seat at 10 a.m. for his Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing. Warsh will field questions on a wide range of issues, ranging from his views on monetary policy to his sprawling and complex personal finances. He would become the wealthiest Fed chair if confirmed. Some of the most important exchanges for his candidacy may center on how he views the boundaries between the Fed’s decision-making and politics. Questions about the Fed’s long-cherished independence have dominated the discourse surrounding the central bank during Trump’s second term. President Donald Trump, who originally nominated Jerome Powell for Fed chair during his first term in 2017, has waged a long-term campaign to try to browbeat the …

Fed nominee Warsh will meet the senator blocking his confirmation

Fed nominee Warsh will meet the senator blocking his confirmation

U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) attends a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s annual report to Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh will meet this week with the Republican senator who has been blocking his nomination in objection to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the central bank. Warsh will meet with Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, the senator’s office said Monday. Warsh will also meet with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R.-N.D., the senator told CNBC. The Senate Banking Committee, where both Cramer and Tillis are members, oversees nominees to the Fed. Other meetings with members of the committee are expected this week. Read more CNBC politics coverage Tillis has praised Warsh’s acumen as a potential Fed chair but has said he won’t vote to confirm any Fed nominees until the Department of Justice drops a criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell. Powell has called the probe a pretext to punish him for …

Slotkin demands confirmation ‘illegal orders video’ investigation has ended

Slotkin demands confirmation ‘illegal orders video’ investigation has ended

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is demanding confirmation from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that its investigation into her participation in the “illegal orders” video is over after a grand jury failed to indict her and several other lawmakers earlier this month. In a Thursday letter obtained by Punchbowl News, lawyer Preet Bharara asked Attorney General… Source link

Sarah Mullally’s confirmation is immense step for Church of England – but could be just what it needs | UK News

Sarah Mullally’s confirmation is immense step for Church of England – but could be just what it needs | UK News

The official confirmation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is an immense step for the Church of England (CoE). Unless you believe in Pope Joan, the legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned under the title of John VIII, the 63-year-old will become the first female leader in the church in England’s history. It’s a big deal. The confirmation of election service, which will take place in St Paul’s Cathedral today, has been part of the church’s history since St Augustine was chosen to be the very first Archbishop of Canterbury in 595 AD. Part Christian liturgy and part legal process, the ceremony serves as a way for the ecclesiastical court (the church’s court) to confirm that last year’s election, which chose her to replace Justin Welby, was legal. Ahead of Wednesday’s confirmation, documents similar to bands of marriage have been posted on the doors of St Paul’s and Lambeth Palace, visibly telling the congregation to declare if they have any reason to doubt the legality of Dame Sarah’s election. Also, much …