Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro — a longtime political ally of President Donald J. Trump and a dominant figure in Latin America’s conservative movement — was arrested Saturday under what critics call highly political circumstances, after Brazil’s Supreme Court abruptly declared him a “flight risk” tied to his disputed

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani — freshly elected as New York City’s next mayor — is already drawing sharp criticism after releasing a transition-period video that many New Yorkers say exposes just how radical his incoming administration may be. Mamdani, who defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa,

President Donald J. Trump is warning that foreign powers are working overtime to undermine his America First trade agenda — and, by extension, the integrity of the 2026 midterm elections — by pressuring the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his signature tariffs. According to the president, such a ruling would not

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi erupted into a blistering tirade this week, unleashing a string of inflammatory accusations against President Donald Trump while portraying him as a “vile creature” and even a monarch bent on dismantling the Constitution — claims that have no grounding in reality. Speaking at a chaotic press

Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has long been associated with the GOP’s neoconservative, interventionist wing — a faction increasingly out of step with the party’s rising populist base. During the 2024 presidential primary, she championed aggressive foreign policy positions on Ukraine and Israel, drawing

A senior House Republican is sounding the alarm over what they say is a wave of impending resignations — all triggered by the same frustrations that drove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce her departure. According to this GOP lawmaker, who spoke anonymously to Punchbowl News, Greene is far from alone

The Trump administration’s legal team escalated its case against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, submitting a sweeping batch of new evidence that paints a devastating picture for the Democrat whose crusade against President Donald Trump has defined her political career. Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. Attorney

President Donald Trump said this week that the Department of War may be reviewing whether six Democratic lawmakers — all veterans of the military or national security establishment — crossed legal lines after releasing a video that appeared to encourage U.S. service members to second-guess or disregard lawful orders from

A newly released Annie Leibovitz portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama is making the rounds online, after Obama promoted the image as part of a new edition of Leibovitz’s book Women. The casual snapshot has generated considerable buzz across left-leaning social media circles, with one repost surpassing

The Trump administration’s ambitious Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has formally wound down months ahead of schedule, according to federal officials. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor confirmed to Reuters that DOGE “doesn’t exist” as a “centralized entity,” an acknowledgment that the program’s original structure