Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won't help  —  Trump says the presidential election looked “rigged” but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician.  —  SummaryLoading...  Brazil's leading right-wing politician …

James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration  —  The former FBI director, a longtime target of President Donald Trump, has not been indicted in the latest case against him.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged by federal prosecutors with transmission …

Judiciary Democrats' Report Details Mounting Evidence Linking Trump to Epstein's Criminal Activities and DOJ's Cover-Up; Specific Accounts Involving 11 Women Provide More Evidence of Potential Sex Crimes  —  DOJ and FBI Shut Down Investigations and Withheld Evidence While Claiming No Basis …

Bessent dines at Cheesecake Factory, slams Obama over Trump joke … Let them eat cheesecake?  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday became the latest right-wing critic to accuse former President Barack Obama of elitism for mockingly comparing President Donald Trump's ostentatious …

No Wonder Trump Doesn't Care About Gas Prices.  It's Making Him Rich.  —  It's no surprise that President Donald Trump thinks that the oil and gas business is more important than lowering gas prices: He's the one making a fortune.  —  A new report published Monday by the Democrats …

Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Set Aside California Mail-in Ballots  —  Appeals panel had expressed skepticism of claims of noncitizen voting, in a rare weekend court hearing  —  A federal appeals court Monday rejected a Trump administration request to immediately require California …

Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West's Ballot Push  —  The nonprofit that helped get Cornel West on presidential ballots in 2024 received all of its funding that year through a conservative political network that has been bankrolled by Elon Musk, tax records reviewed by Sludge show.

Netanyahu Goes Into Full Panic Mode  —  Tomorrow Israelis will vote, many trembling for the future of their country, no matter which candidate they prefer.  —  When the going gets tough, the tough don't get subtle.  Yesterday, with polls casting doubt on his continuing as Israel's prime minister …

NC Senate candidate in custody, facing charges after hours-long standoff with Cary police  —  Jonathan Miller, a Libertarian running for a state Senate district covering western Wake County, called WRAL during his standoff with police.  He spoke about what led to the standoff.

Trump's Vile Persecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a Wall  —  Donald Trump's criminal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar—which is aimed at stripping her citizenship—is far more than just another attack on a vocal critic.  As many have noted, this denaturalization push …

Mamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friends  —  NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of fellow basketball enthusiasts have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy's gymnasium in Queens to play pickup ball, according to four people familiar with the games.

Massie says he'll move to impeach Hegseth if he's not gone after midterms  —  Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), on Monday indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should he remain at the Pentagon after Congress returns to Washington, D.C., following the November midterm elections.

Walter Koenig, Chekov From ‘Star Trek,’ Has Died  —  As the baby-faced Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise, he was a mainstay of the original television series and seven films.  He was 90.  —  Walter Koenig, a mainstay of the “Star Trek” franchise as Pavel Chekov …

Scoop: Trump enlists football stars for final midterm push in Texas  —  President Trump will campaign with three football stars in Texas on Tuesday, leaning into America's favorite sport as Republicans scramble to turn out voters in the final week before the midterms, Axios has learned.

Good News: America's Most Important Voters Hate Trump … The most important group of voters in America no longer believes in our system, our elections, or our future.  In a related development, they can't stand Donald Trump or, for that matter, establishment leadership in either party.

Trump admin illegally fired Maurene Comey, judge rules  —  A judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration broke the law when it fired Maurene Comey from her job as a federal prosecutor last year — sharply curbing the administration's attempt to advance a “sweeping theory” of executive power.

The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans  —  Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew America's most sweeping surveillance program.

Brazilian Federal Police Confiscate Flavio Bolsonaro's Passport  —  São Paulo, Brasil - For more than twenty years, Flavio Bolsonaro has served as a state or federal legislator.  Under Brazilian federal law, all legislators have immunity from prosecution.

Bob Woodward Thought Jeff Bezos Had His Back.  Now He Feels Disillusioned.  —  Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper's billionaire owner.  —  When Bob Woodward, the veteran star Washington Post reporter …

On multiple fronts, the Trump administration faces accusations of data manipulation  —  Over the course of Donald Trump's second term, there have only been a handful of prominent officials who have resigned in frustration and expressed public concerns about the president and his administration.

The Collapse of Cuba  —  Hunger.  Sickness.  Blackouts.  Abandoned streets.  The withering of the state is shocking to behold.  —  a priest led me up battered stairs to a tiny room at the top of a church.  From the window, we gazed down at the decayed colonial villas and scattered trash fires of eastern Havana.

Everything wrong with the DOJ's uniquely embarrassing lawsuit against Alaska  —  There are so many things wrong with the lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice to block certification of the Alaska U.S. Senate election that it's hardly worth listing them all.