Switzerland Halts Military Exports To US, Citing Iran War Neutrality 

NJ Transit Cuts World Cup Train Fare After Backlash Over $150 Ticket Price After getting roasted over its $150 World Cup train fare, NJ Transit is backing off, lowering the roundtrip ticket to $105 for rides between Penn Station and MetLife Stadium, according to Bloomberg. The agency had defended the original price as necessary to handle massive game-day crowds, with roughly 40,000 extra riders expected per match. That explanation didn’t land well, considering the same trip usually costs about $13. Bloomberg writes that Mikie Sherrill pushed for a cheaper option and told the...

Countries Losing Trust In The US Global perceptions of the United States are shifting. Data from the Munich Security Conference shows a clear decline in trust across advanced and emerging economies. This visualization, created by Visual Capitalist's Julia Wendling, in partnership with Inigo, provides visual context to these shifting perceptions and highlights where sentiment is changing fastest. These shifts reflect a broader reassessment of alliances in a more uncertain world. Declining Trust Across Allies Among traditional allies, the drop in trust is sharp. Canada records the steepest decline at -52%. Italy follows at -21%. France stands at -17%.   Germany...

Trump Says No DHS Funding Without SAVE Act; Deploys ICE To Snarled Airports Federal immigration agents on Monday showed up to several major airports to help TSA agents manage long lines amid a showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration.  The move comes after President Trump floated the idea over the weekend, which was echoed by border czar Tom Homan in a Sunday CNN interview.  "President Trump is using every tool available to help American travelers who are facing hours-long lines at airports across the country—especially...