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 …

Trump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules … A federal judge on Monday said that the Department of Justice's firing of federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful.  —  The judge ordered that Comey, who is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey …

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 …

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 …

Trump's Rallies Have Become What He Covets: Ass  —  Eight days to go.  Happy Monday.  —  Ass Clown  —  by Andrew Egger  —  In a weird way, it's almost sad to see.  Donald Trump has spent a decade as the main character of our politics.  He has managed to break and destabilize shockingly much in that time.

In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran  —  Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans' attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week.

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.

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,” …

White House is sued again over media bans as press groups seek wider injunction  —  The new lawsuit says that prohibitions like the ones aimed at CNN, MS NOW and Politico — which a judge has paused — violate the rights of ordinary citizens.  —  SummaryLoading...

Justice Department charges 48 people with election crimes  —  Get fact-based, unbiased political coverage from the NewsNation team ahead of the 2026 elections.  Get 24/7 news coverage with the NewsNation app.  Not sure how to find NewsNation on your TV?  Find your channel here.

Losing the ‘Big-Ass Truck’ Vote  —  Along the highways and farm roads of the southern tip of Texas, the bright-red campaign signs for Eric Flores are impossible to miss.  Flores, the Republican candidate for the state's Thirty-Fourth Congressional District, has Ken-doll looks …

The Midterms Are Next Week.  Here's Who We Think Will Win.  —  By New York Times Opinion Contributors Oct. 25, 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.

Swiss foreign minister to hold talks in North Korea this week  —  Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will travel to North Korea this week for political talks and for the formal reopening of Switzerland's diplomatic office in Pyongyang, his government said on Monday.

'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.

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 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 …

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.