Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a warning to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday, without explicitly naming her after the exiled Nobel Peace Prize winner returned to her home country. “You’re not going to street-protest your way into a democracy,” Rubio told reporters, according to Axios. He also praised her return, saying…

Brazil’s Liberal Party, the party behind presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on Monday recognized the election results leading to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory, even though the far-right leader has not conceded. Party president Valdemar Costa Neto said in a statement posted on the social platform X that the party recognizes the election results but…

Voter turnout in Israel’s election on Tuesday hit a 53-year high as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, already the longest-serving leader in the country’s history, fights to hold on to power as he faces opposition over his handling of the wars in Gaza and Iran. Israel’s Central Elections Committee said voter turnout was at 55.7 percent…

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday predicted that the U.S. could have its own protests similar to those that have broken out in recent weeks across France and other parts of Europe, but “on steroids.” “On Balance” host Leland Vittert asked O’Reilly on NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner, about the potential ramifications if President Trump…

Democrats have an 8-point lead over Republicans in the final week before the midterm elections, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The Marist Poll, conducted alongside NPR and PBS News, found voters favor Democrats over Republicans by 52-44 precent. Independents also prefer Democrats over the GOP, with 52 percent saying so. Another 39 percent…

Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. and leaders around the world congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, for winning an unprecedented fourth term Sunday. Lula, an outspoken critic of President Trump, defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s runoff election. Bolsonaro is the son of Brazil’s former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is…

Iranians reportedly fear the U.S. and Israel could resume their war against the Islamic regime after the U.S. midterm elections next month and Israel’s election on Tuesday, which could determine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future. The Associated Press reported Monday that residents in Tehran described a growing anxiety within the capital, with some saying…

President Trump on Sunday exploded at comedian Bill Maher in a Truth Social post calling him a “coward who is afraid to tell the truth.” Trump launched his post by accusing Maher of being a “COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER” and that his HBO show “Real Time” was “not ‘HOT’ anymore.” “He isn’t worth it,” Trump…

President Trump on Sunday praised Libya’s “proud, resilient” people after calling the African country “terror-infested” at a rally in Georgia. “The Libyan people are proud, resilient, hospitable, and deserving of peace and prosperity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The United States and Libya share a strong and enduring partnership in combating terrorism, building on our…

Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R), who is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat, said Sunday he never called opponent Abdul El-Sayed (D) a “terrorist.” Rogers addressed President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric toward El-Sayed during an interview on “Meet the Press” on NBC News. Host Kristen Welker asked whether Rogers agreed with Trump in calling El-Sayed a…

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Sunday fired back at President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric toward him, telling supporters that the president will be referring to him as “Senator Mohamed” if he wins in November. “I get that the president of the United States takes personal offense to my first name,” El-Sayed said at a…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a critic of President Trump and a champion of the Latin American left, won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday in a runoff election against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. “We made history in the streets and at the ballot boxes, with…

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said it was “appropriate to take a look at” the outcome of the Alaska Senate race with two candidates with similar names on the ballot, which prompted a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit. “Alaska has a candidate who just coincidentally happens to be the same name as my friend…

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being “guilty” of ballot harvesting, claiming the Golden State has “a system there that is ripe for abuse.” CBS News’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) legal battle with the state over potential noncitizens on their…

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) on Sunday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “murderer” and urged that the U.S. not make any deals with Russia. ABC News’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl asked Hinson, a Senate candidate and a staunch supporter of Ukraine, what she made of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s remark to Putin last…

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Sunday said that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk having the ability to cut off Starlink access to Ukraine is “beyond disturbing to me.” “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked Crow about satellite services provided by SpaceX being fully restored in Ukraine after Musk on Saturday alluded that he slowed down…

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, on Sunday said the economy is the “best we’ve ever seen” as the Trump administration and Republicans make their final pitches heading into the midterm elections. “So, the great big picture about the economy is that it’s about the best economy we’ve ever seen,” Hassett said during…

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after being in exile for 10 months. “Estoy aquí. Con ustedes,” she wrote Sunday on social platform X, which translates to “I am here. With you.” Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, left the country under the protection of a U.S. rescue team…

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday accused CBS News’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan of giving a “misleading” description of the Alaska Senate race, where two candidates with similar names will appear on the ballot. Brennan said the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Alaska preemptively to block the certification of the results if Sen.…

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday compared Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to the pig characters in the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” and predicted the candidate will lose to opponent Amy Acton (D). “Vivek Ramswamy has disgraced himself,” Scaramucci wrote on social media Sunday. “Ramaswamy started with soaring rhetoric, post-partisan,…