Bolsonaro declares himself ‘leader’ of Brazil after fleeing country, arriving in Miami

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, declared himself the country’s leader after arriving in Florida on Wednesday. Bolsonaro fled his country after Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his passports to be seized less than a day after Lula won the … Read more

How Laura Loomer and Trump allies amplified ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ lie dogging Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan US Senate candidate signaled support for Egypt’s pro-democracy movement in 2012, not Islamist group The Republican campaign to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race by casting him as an Islamic extremist is based on a false claim first made by the conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer eight years ago, a Guardian review … Read more

Explosive book targets Jared Kushner’s role in US foreign policy | First Thing

President’s son-in-law denies ‘completely insane’ claims he profited from unofficial position. Plus, the battle between psychics and AI Good morning. A book that contains incendiary claims about Jared Kushner’s financial dealings during Donald Trump’s first term has ignited a political and media storm. The book, by the author Matthew Cole, drew a furious response from … Read more

Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat’s Senate campaign – live

Republican governor Mike Dunleavy orders the inquiry into whether Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited candidates to draw votes from the Republican incumbent Sign up for the Breaking News US email In a statement posted to social media, Lisa Murkowski, the senior Republican senator from Alaska, condemned Mary Peltola’s effort to peel votes away from her opponent, … Read more

Democratic lawmakers decry Osha’s push to roll back worker respiratory protections

Elizabeth Warren and others joined by unions and industry experts in warning against the weakening of regulations The senator Elizabeth Warren, the congresswoman Ilhan Omar and several other Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha) to abandon a rollback of respirator mask regulations, a change the lawmakers say would weaken … Read more

Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan

With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to voters As he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations. “In this election, I’m asking you to pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just pretend,” he … Read more

America’s enemies prepare to take the next major war into outer space

The opening moves of the next major war could unfold hundreds of miles above Earth. U.S. adversaries are looking at ways to blind American forces in future conflict by jamming communications, disabling GPS, using lasers to attack satellites or destroying them completely. A sweeping new Defense Intelligence Agency assessment details how China and Russia are … Read more

ActBlue’s woes not over as top Republican predicts potential DOJ charges over foreign cash controversy

A top House Republican leading the investigation into ActBlue is warning that Democrats’ main fundraising platform could potentially face criminal charges. Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital that the congressional investigation into ActBlue would continue and that he suspected the Department of Justice (DOJ) would act as well if … Read more