Assault on presidential palace, congress challenges Brazil's democracy  —  BRASILIA — Thousands of radical backers of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro breached and vandalized Brazil's presidential office building, congress and supreme court Sunday in scenes that hauntingly evoked the Jan. 6 …

Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn't So Easy  —  History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less.  —  WASHINGTON — Smarting after a dozen years under iron-fisted Republican rule …

Migration issues cast long shadow over Biden's visit to ‘3 Amigos’ summit  —  U.S.-Mexico border tension looms over trade, environment and other issues on the table for Biden, AMLO and Trudeau.  —  MEXICO CITY — Joe Biden has no shortage of topics to tackle in his first presidential trip to Mexico.

1/9/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE FIRST TEST OF THE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY ERA WILL COME TONIGHT AS HOUSE REPUBLICANS TRY TO PASS THEIR RULES PACKAGE FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS.  IT SHOULD GET THROUGH, BUT AFTER LAST WEEK'S EXCRUCIATING FIASCO ON THE FLOOR, HOUSE REPUBLICANS CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100  —  He resigned in 1986 as State Department spokesman to protest a government disinformation campaign  —  Bernard Kalb, a journalist and author who covered global affairs and later cast a critical eye on the media as a commentator for CNN …

Here's what to know about Brazil's presidential election.  —  Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro had stormed into Congress, presidential offices and the Supreme Court in the capital, building barricades and breaking windows.  More than 200 people were arrested.

NEW PROBE: Reelected Michigan AG will hold Trump allies accountable for fake elector plot  — Advertisement Above -  —  Recently reelected Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced an investigation into the actions of Michigan Republicans working on behalf …

Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82  —  He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power in American life.  —  Russell Banks, whose vivid portrayals of working-class Americans grappling …

New variant XBB.1.5 is ‘most transmissible’ yet, could fuel covid wave … Three years after the novel coronavirus emerged, a new variant, XBB.1.5, is quickly becoming the dominant strain in parts of the United States because of a potent mix of mutations that makes it easier to spread broadly …