The victory of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — a long-time ally of Havana and the Castro family — marked the first stumble for President Donald Trump’s administration in its efforts to isolate Cuba and facilitate the region’s ongoing transition away from hard-left governance. The Brazilian leftist’s victory is a stand-out among recent Latin […]

DEARBORN, Michigan — Two years after President Donald Trump successfully courted Arab American voters in Michigan, his increasingly personal attacks on Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed are drawing anger in a community that helped him win the state in 2024. “Two years ago, we were his best friends. Now, we are terrorists,” Panna Sharker, […]

The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against 18 more noncitizens accused of illegally voting in North Carolina’s 2024 election, bringing the number charged statewide this year to 30 as federal officials warn against unlawful voting ahead of the midterm elections. The prosecutions add to a nationwide enforcement push that had resulted in charges against roughly […]

Utah has filed criminal charges against prediction market company Kalshi and two of its co-founders, escalating a legal battle over whether states can regulate event contracts as gambling. The charges come after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled in August that federal commodities law did not preempt Utah’s authority to regulate […]