United states is on to the Knockout Round. The game ended a few minutes ago. Man, by the skin of their teeth. They were inches away from their tournament being over in a flash. We knew, the u. S. Is twotime defending champions, and this is a historic run by this squad. Going into the tournament, we knew this was a bit of a transition year. Its sort of the last gasp, if you will, from some of the stalwarts weve gotten to know from the last couple runs. Theyre older now, and there is a young and Impressive Group of players coming through. At times, its been an uneasy mix. They, frankly, havent looked very good so far. They beat vietnam 30 when expectations were seven, eight, nine or more, then a pair of draws. It cant be said enough, if this is a couple inches to the left, they go home. Theyre fortunate to advance here. They have a couple days off. Hopefully they get things going in the right direction before the knockout stage. Twotime defending champions, the womens team are on to the
knockout round. as jonathan said, maybe a reset now as the next game will be an elimination game. with us this morning, the washington post s jackie alemany and pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. good morning to you both. yes, we are, tell me if you ve heard this before, on grand jury testimony watch. could there be an indictment? special counsel jack smith s investigation into former president donald trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election expected to be back in session today. it s been two weeks since trump announced on social media he received a target letter, an indication charges could be brought in the near future. the former president could face charges of depriving voters their rights, conspiracy to defraud the united states, and witness tampering. trump posted yesterday on social media he assumes an indictment will be coming, quote, any day now. jackie, we ve all bee