Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election while conservative allies dominated downballot, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.

Bolsonaro earned 47.2% to the leftist Lula’s 44.7% with about 97% of votes counted, according to ...Read more

Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro surged to a surprise lead over incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential race, a result that if confirmed in final counts would rally markets and position him as the favorite in a runoff later this month.

Bolsonaro led Sunday’s first round election with about 49.6% ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Rocklin, and former state Sen. Richard Pan survived a crowded primary field and will face off for California’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District.

The two longtime politicians have offered competing visions for the district, while seeking to attack their opponent’s record in office and ties to a political ...Read more

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party won a record number of seats in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, an outcome that should help him consolidate power at a time of growing security threats from Russia.

The result — the best recorded by a single party since the Baltic nation regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 — is ...Read more

Taiwan’s representative to the U.S. projected confidence that President Donald Trump would ultimately approve additional weapons sales to the self-governing island, which has been waiting for a $14 billion arms package.

“Obviously the speed could be a little faster, but we hope the United States — the United States understands very well ...Read more

Images of President Donald Trump were prominent on the campaign pages of Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate John James before the Aug. 4 primary election, but afterward some of them have gone missing.

On Aug. 3, for example, the top image on the home page of James' campaign website was of James standing next to Trump with the words "...Read more

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party won a record number of seats in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, a result that should help him consolidate power at a time of growing security threats from Russia.

United List was set to take 42 seats in the Baltic nation’s 100-member parliament, the central election commission said, with more than ...Read more

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed on climate change.

It's a momentous question the justices have put off deciding for nearly a decade — and may do so again.

California ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — On a rainy April afternoon, hundreds of Republican activists sat on folding chairs in Albert Lea’s middle-school gymnasium as House Speaker Lisa Demuth explained how racism in central Minnesota shaped her youth.

Some in the small city of Paynesville did not welcome the daughter of a Black father and white mother, who now, ...Read more

President Donald Trump cited major corporate investment plans in Ohio during a rally in the state, part of his effort to boost Republican candidates in key races ahead of the midterm elections in November.

Trump’s speech outside Dayton mixed warnings against Democratic policies with economic messaging as high petroleum prices spurred by the U...Read more

BOSTON — Attorneys general from every New England state have joined most of their colleagues in calling for full funding of the U.S. Supreme Court’s security needs in next fiscal year’s budget amid higher reported rates of security incidents against judges.

“As the chief legal officers of our respective states, we have witnessed an ...Read more

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro remain locked in a tight race as Brazil prepares to vote in Sunday’s election, according to a pair of new polls.

Lula would receive 45% to Bolsonaro’s 42% of valid votes, excluding blank and invalid ballots, in a first round scenario, a Datafolha survey ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s still plenty of campaigning and mudslinging to come, and Election Day for the 2026 midterms is more than a month away, but about 100,000 Floridians have cast their ballots in the past few days.

Supervisors of elections report interest in mail voting has declined since the midterm elections four years ago, the...Read more

BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point on Tuesday to deliver remarks at an event hosted by defense technology company Anduril Industries, bringing the president to one of the largest industrial redevelopment projects in the Baltimore region, a White House spokesperson confirmed to The ...Read more

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party was on course to win the largest share of votes in an election on Saturday amid growing security threats from Russia, putting him in a strong position ahead of coalition talks to form the next government.

The United List secured 35.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll released by LTV public ...Read more

NEW YORK — Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. has a legendary New Jersey Republican political name and a reputation as a fitting, if uninspiring, representative for his NJ-07 district spanning verdant New York suburbs and rural horse country.

So how has Kean landed in such deep political trouble that Democratic rival Rebecca Bennett, a military veteran, ...Read more

Last month, the U.S. Department of Education posted an image to Facebook styled like an old woodcut print, with President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon above the words MEGA and “Make Education Great Again.”

The slogan reminded me of a poem I read in high school: Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again.” ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot-high triumphal arch at the foot of Arlington National Cemetery, which he has proposed outfitting with armed drones and manning with snipers, is easy to shrug off as nothing more than a malignant daydream. The absurd whim of a mad king. But to indulge that temptation would be a mistake.

The arch has to...Read more

What if we got it all wrong? That’s the question that usually goes through my mind at this point in every election cycle. Because 25 years of experience in analyzing elections has made me more humble, rather than more cocky.

Political handicapping has a way of knocking people down a couple of notches. Do it long enough, and you’ll have a �...Read more