The Olympics’ Toughest Act: Balancing Sports and Politics

The Olympics have long been a stage for political expression, for athletes who take the opportunity. Some do, while others choose to focus strictly on their sport. Read More

Quotation of the Day: Olympics’ Most Difficult Balancing Act: Politics

ALI ADEL ASIGMANI, speaking about Yahya al Ghotany, a displaced Syrian who competed in the Olympics on the refugee team. They grew up in the same camp. Read More

China's politics — not sports — spill out in heated Olympic news ...

Each day the International Olympic Committee holds a press conference to answer a variety of press questions. Today, the spokeswoman for the Beijing Games interjected several times to defend China. Read More

Trump's balancing act on the Israel-Iran conflict: From the Politics Desk

President Donald Trump faces a political balancing act on the Israel-Iran conflict, with some in the MAGA base wanting to avoid another Middle East conflict. Read More

U.S. Olympians face political balancing act ahead of next year’s ...

One of the biggest protests in sports history occurred at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City where sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a black power salute on the medal podium. Read More

Gretchen Whitmer’s unexpected Oval Office invite highlights balancing ...

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited the White House on Wednesday with a bipartisan delegation to discuss a laundry list of issues affecting her state, including a recent ice storm ... Read More

Donald Trump faces ‘impossible balancing act’ with Israel ... - MSN

Sky News host Rita Panahi says US President Donald Trump is facing an “impossible balancing act” – between living up to the America First agenda as well as his administration’s role in the ... Read More