--- description: ISIS marches closer to Baghdad, the GOP regroups after Cantor loses, 2014 World Cup begins among Brazil social unrest, and soccer in Zero-G. title: Cantor's Exit Demands a New Wall Street Warrior image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66b0fdc1e5735307/6986974d13c79f3a7b1929e3/eric_cantor_pose.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Cantor's Exit Demands a New Wall Street Warrior by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 4:13 PM CUT  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor arrives to meet with fellow Republicans on the day after his defeat in the Virginia primary at the hands of tea party challenger David Brat on June 11, 2014, in Washington. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor arrives to meet with fellow Republicans on the day after his defeat in the Virginia primary at the hands of tea party challenger David Brat on June 11, 2014, in Washington.J. Scott Applewhite—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 4:13 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Thursday, June 12. The [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria](http://time.com/2862759/iraq-insurgent-isis-baghdad-air-strikes/ "undefined") militant group inches closer to Baghdad, taking Iraqi cities along the way. Despite requests from the Iraqi government for U.S. airstrikes, Washington seems reluctant to get involved. After [Eric Cantor’s](http://time.com/2861566/cantors-departure-a-bummer-for-business-lobby/ "undefined") stunning defeat in the Virginia primary, Wall Street must find another political ally. The [World Cup](http://lightbox.time.com/2014/06/12/photos-world-cup-brazil-fans/#1 "undefined") begins today in Rio with Brazil’s squad taking on Croatia while social unrest bubbles around the country. And finally, the only thing better than futbol is [SPACE futbol](http://time.com/2862759/iraq-insurgent-isis-baghdad-air-strikes/ "undefined"). In honor of the World Cup, astronauts aboard the ISS kicked a soccer ball around in Zero-G. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2864188/cantors-wall-street-warrior-isis-world-cup-space-futbol/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2864188/cantors-wall-street-warrior-isis-world-cup-space-futbol/"},"headline":"Cantor's Exit Demands a New Wall Street Warrior","datePublished":"2014-06-12T16:13:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:22:48.481Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2864188/cantors-wall-street-warrior-isis-world-cup-space-futbol/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66b0fdc1e5735307/6986974d13c79f3a7b1929e3/eric_cantor_pose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66b0fdc1e5735307/6986974d13c79f3a7b1929e3/eric_cantor_pose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Eric Cantor","caption":"Eric Cantor","creditText":"J. Scott Applewhite—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2864188/cantors-wall-street-warrior-isis-world-cup-space-futbol/","name":"Cantor's Exit Demands a New Wall Street Warrior"}}]}] ```