BRASÍLIA — Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, to four years and two months in prison after finding that he sought U.S. government intervention in an effort to influence the legal proceedings that ultimately convicted his father for plotting a coup. The ruling marks another dramatic chapter […]
REDDING, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the deaths of Judith “Judy” Wyler Sheldon, the daughter of legendary Oscar-winning filmmaker William Wyler, and her husband, prominent arts patron Wylie Sheldon, after the couple was found dead inside a running vehicle parked along Interstate 5 in Northern California. The California Highway Patrol said an officer discovered the […]
TEHRAN — Iran announced Saturday that it is closing the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the United States and Israel of acting in bad faith and violating the terms of a recently established ceasefire arrangement through continued military operations in Lebanon. The announcement was delivered by Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters on state television, marking a […]
After attack ignites major fuel facility in largest air raid on Russian capital since war began… MOSCOW — Residents across parts of Moscow reported an unusual phenomenon described as “oil rain” after a major Ukrainian drone attack struck one of Russia’s most important oil refineries, sending thick black smoke and petroleum-laden soot into the atmosphere […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, declining to give an unequivocal endorsement ahead of Israel’s national election and openly questioning whether the veteran leader still wants to remain in politics. The unusual posture has fueled speculation about growing friction between the two leaders at a […]
One of Donald Trump’s most outspoken celebrity critics just made an argument few saw coming. During Thursday’s episode of The View, Whoopi Goldberg surprised her fellow hosts by urging the newly crowned NBA champion New York Knicks to accept President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House — despite years of tensions between Trump and the […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump’s decision to install Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, warning the move could leave the United States more vulnerable to a terrorist attack. During an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki,” Ossoff blasted the appointment as […]
A Republican-aligned political action committee is spending millions of dollars in Democratic primaries to boost candidates viewed as weaker general-election opponents, arguing that Democrats have employed similar tactics for years. Conservative Americans PAC and affiliated groups spent heavily in a series of competitive Democratic primaries this cycle, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller. […]
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new presidential aircraft that will serve as an interim Air Force One, showcasing a modified former Qatari Boeing 747-8 that has been converted for executive transport while Boeing’s long-delayed replacement program remains years behind schedule. Trump emerged from the aircraft during a ceremony […]
Imagine you are handed a case that no one wanted. A man stands accused of the continuous sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy. The local prosecutor, as it happens, is acquainted with the accused, and so he must step aside. The file lands on someone else’s desk by default, not by ambition. No one sought […]
President Donald Trump has never suffered from a shortage of self-confidence. But this week, he crossed into territory few American presidents have publicly approached. Trump reshared a Truth Social post declaring him “the most powerful person that has ever walked this planet,” adding his own endorsement: “Sounds good to me!” Trump shared a screenshot of […]
The SAVE Act Is Stalled. Trump Found Another Way.
Earlier this year the state of Maryland mailed a lesson to the rest of the country, though it did not mean to. A vendor error sent voters the wrong party’s primary ballots, and when officials tried to repair the mistake they discovered they could not reliably tell which voters had received which ballot. More than […]