Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bucked prediction market odds with his unlikely win in the Brazilian presidential runoff election this weekend. On Sunday, Lula was rated an underdog in the election, as his odds were at 20.2 percent on Kalshi and 20.5 percent on Polymarket at noon EDT.  His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, the…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Obama outside a Cheesecake Factory in Washington on Monday after Obama likened recent White House renovations to the famous restaurant chain during a Saturday rally. “Well, two things. This is the man who built the museum that looks like Darth Vader’s tomb,” Bessent said while exiting a Cheesecake…

A bipartisan pair of former South Carolina governors endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews over Sen. Darline Graham (R) in the state’s Senate election. Former South Carolina Govs. David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D) appeared in a video for Andrews’s campaign on Monday.  “Now, over the years, the two of us haven’t always agreed on everything,”…

Six individual citizens — a civics teacher, a legal journalist, a student journalist, a human rights advocate, a historian and a media watchdog — are suing the president and Trump administration officials over the White House’s bans and restrictions on the press, according to the lawsuit filed Monday. The complaint, which named President Trump alongside…

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized President Trump, saying Sunday he had “become a curse to Republican candidates” ahead the November midterm elections when the GOP is projected to lose the House.  “He has no idea how bad he is doing in GA. And to threaten our state that he would refuse to help…

World leaders scoffed at President Trump reportedly mulling the idea of nominating his ally former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the United Nations secretary-general. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the possibility “funny,” adding “just a moment ago, he was a candidate for president of the European Commission,” according to Politico. He was referring…

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy slammed opponent Democrat Amy Acton’s campaign on Sunday, saying her campaign “defamed my mother” before he released a controversial attack ad earlier this month. Appearing on Fox News, Ramaswamy was asked whether he regretted releasing an attack ad that featured Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a “liar.” “I’ll tell…

President Trump declared on Sunday that Norway “sucks” after he was not selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norway-based selection committee honored Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court (ICC) judge, instead. “I said to our great first lady, ‘First lady, I get the Nobel Prize in two weeks, and it’ll be an…

Nicki Minaj joined President Trump at a campaign rally Sunday and said she would support him if he chose to run again. “So, President Trump, it is an honor to stand with you every single time, and I will continue to support you forever and ever. If you run again, I will support you again,”…

President Trump confirmed on Sunday he is considering moving the White House press corps from its historic location. “Also, I am not building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so,” he wrote on Truth Social in a lengthy post about comedian Bill Maher. “I am…

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized President Trump on Sunday, saying the president has as much regard for the Constitution as “a piece of toilet paper.” In an interview with the Rev. Al Sharpton on “PoliticsNation,” El-Sayed was asked about the numerous attacks made by the GOP and Trump about his family background and faith…

President Trump called out Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, saying he should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building.  “Anyone with that record of support for jihadists would be screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane. They certainly should not give him a seat…

Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) dodged questions on whether he identifies as a MAGA-Republican and avoided clarifying his position on President Trump’s controversial tariffs against Canada ahead of his competitive race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate race.   During a Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rogers was asked if he considered himself…

Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s Senate race, announced she would be rescheduling her campaign events in Fairbanks and Bethel, Alaska, following a car crash that resulted in minor injuries. Her campaign reported the accident in a statement shared Sunday, writing that while Peltola was heading to her next campaign stop, the vehicle transporting…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) pushed back on former first lady Michelle Obama’s remarks that the U.S. was not ready to elect a woman president. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” about Obama’s past comments, Whitmer responded, saying, “Listen, I have got a lot of colleagues who I think are probably interested in running for…

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton won The Plain Dealer’s endorsement Sunday — even after the Cleveland newspaper decided earlier this year it would not be endorsing candidates in the state’s toss-up Senate or governor’s races. The Plain Dealer serves as the primary newspaper of Cleveland and a major outlet operating in Ohio. Last month,…

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said the federal law enforcement raid on her home was an attempt to “freak all of us out,” revealing that agents took 17 items, including her phones.  “Well, I mean, you don’t show up to somebody’s house that early in the morning unless you’re trying to freak them out,” Omar told MS…