Flvio Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who lost Brazil's presidential election last month, has insisted his defeat is not "the end for Brazil" as he battles to maintain political relevance after fleeing to the US. Bolsonaro absconded early last week shortly after losing the 25 October election to the leftwing incumbent Luiz Incio Lula da Silva by more than 4m votes. On Thursday night Bolsonaro made his first major public appearance since arriving in the US, speaking at a rightwing gathering at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property where he claimed "great things" were still to come.
Lauren Boebert's campaign says it is investigating "unusual voting patterns" as the Colorado congresswoman teeters on the edge of losing her re-election bid. Boebert is trailing Democrat Eileen Laubacher by 0.9 percentage points with more than 97 percent of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. Colorado news anchor Kyle Clark reported that Laubacher's vote lead is well outside the 921-vote threshold for an automatic recount.
Former Republican Senator John Sununu accused President Donald Trump of abandoning his promise to "drain the swamp," claiming the president and his family now appear to be "in on every transaction or deal" in Washington, D.C. Sununu, who lost his bid to return to the Senate in New Hampshire in the midterms on Tuesday, blamed Trump's business dealings and ongoing military campaign against Iran for driving voters away from Republicans in the midterm elections. Speaking to former Ohio Governor John Kasich for the SiriusXM's The John Kasich Show, Sununu argued that the president had betrayed two central promises that helped return him to the White House, and this backfired on Republicans like him running for office.
Hollywood star turned right-wing commentator Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault by a London jury. read more
Executive assistant Natalie Harp seems to have taken over the president's personal cellphone and is now deciding who gets to speak with him, The Independent reported Wednesday. read more
Charlie Kirk said Texas would never vote for Democrats in his lifetime.
He was right!