Trump critic Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential term  —  Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America.

House Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump's alleged involvement in Epstein files  —  House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Monday released an unsigned staff report laying out what they call “the case against Donald Trump emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ's desperate efforts to cover it up …

Viktor Orbán, U.N. Secretary-General?  —  Trump officials push the idea of a U.S.-Russia-China joint candidate.  —  You read that correctly.  Sources from three countries confirm that the Trump Administration has advocated Viktor Orbán for the role of United Nations Secretary-General.

As Trump brags about U.S. oil and gas company profits, his stocks gained millions during Iran war  —  Washington — As President Trump boasts about how much money the U.S. oil and gas industry is making from the war with Iran, the president's personal holdings in oil and gas …

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 …

In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan  —  The president contended that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, would “invite hordes of jihadis to our shores” as he sought to bolster the G.O.P. candidate in a tight Senate race.  —  President Trump turned to Islamophobic stereotypes …

259. DOJ's Preemptive Election Interference  —  Two new lawsuits by the Trump administration—in California and Alaska—are almost certain losers.  But it'll be hard to remedy the further distrust in election results that they seem intended to sow.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” …

Is a Blue Wave Coming?  6 Pollsters and Pundits Offer Their Best Guesses.  —  By New York Times Opinion Contributors Oct. 26, 2026  —  In July and again in September, Times Opinion asked six polling and politics experts to look into their crystal balls and predict who would win control of the House and the Senate.

Powerful executives cozied up to Trump.  Now they fear a reckoning. … Cooper Teboe's phone won't stop ringing.  As Democrats gain ground ahead of the midterms, defense and tech firms have flooded the Silicon Valley-based Democratic strategist with calls.

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It took just 12 hours for an AI start-up founded by ex-DOGE staffers to break into Anthropic  —  The start-up firm Cathedral has told makers of the Claude chatbot that its researchers were able to quickly penetrate sensitive systems, a report reviewed by The Post shows.  —  SummaryLoading...

In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests  —  by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism  —  Co-published with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism  —  Reporting Highlights  — Undermining Voters: As state senator …

Norway Pushes Back After Trump Disparages It Over Nobel Prize Decision  —  Norwegian officials emphasized that their country does not have any influence over who receives the Peace Prize, after President Trump used crude language to express his frustration.  —  President Trump …

'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear  —  After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source.  Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.

Pete Hegseth Reportedly Angling For Blackburn's Senate Seat To Avoid Impeachment  —  The defense secretary might try an intriguing escape route, according to Puck.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “angling” for Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to appoint him to her Senate seat …

Thanks Again, Obama … Over the weekend, Barack Obama appeared at a campaign rally for Democrats in Ohio and managed to make some headlines by ridiculing President Trump's design skills.  “He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” the former president quipped.

Israeli Jews Across the Spectrum Face an Election of Fears  —  Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed intense anxieties about isolation abroad, security at home and the future of Israel's identity.  —  At an event in Jerusalem in July …

Exclusive: Democrats lay groundwork to probe Trump's diesel deal … - The new demand shows that inquiries will extend beyond the White House and into C-suites. … - It's signed by Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).

Amy Acton: ‘Decency is on the ballot’ in race for Ohio Governor  —  'I'm embarrassed for them': Joe slams GOP reaction to Obama jabs at Trump  —  Joe on midterms optimism: ‘very doable’ for Dems to do well  —  Tim Daly on starring with ‘real-life’ wife Téa Leoni in new comedy ‘Newlyweds’

Former DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won't  —  A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump.

Mary Peltola delays campaign events after sustaining ‘minor injuries’ in car crash  —  Anchorage police confirmed a crash involving three vehicles occurred Saturday and said those involved sustained “non-life threatening” injuries.  —  Former Rep. Mary Peltola is rescheduling several upcoming campaign events …

Anthropic model accessed voter information  —  Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. … It didn't access the state's voter registration system …