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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump fires back at Obama over ‘Cheesecake Factory’ jab about White House: ‘Shows why you were a lousy president’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump fired back Monday at Barack Obama's weekend jab comparing Trump's White House renovations to a branch of The Cheesecake Factory …

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'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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ohio Venues Keep Canceling on Vivek Ramasamy After That Campaign Ad  —  Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is struggling to book venues in his home state just days before the midterms, amid growing backlash to his unreasonably cruel attack ad against Democratic opponent Amy Acton.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ken Paxton's State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny  —  Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.  —  Where in the world is Ken Paxton?  —  In 2021, Mr. Paxton …

259. DOJ's Preemptive Election Interference  —  Welcome back to “One First,” a newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.  I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of what we're doing with your networks.

Catholic leaders distance themselves from Trump after Oval Office prayer video  —  Several Catholic leaders are distancing themselves from the White House in the lead up to the midterms, after an administration official posted a video of them praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.