Brazil’s federal police open inquiry into US funding for Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign
The primary focus of the inquiry will be to learn if J.D. Vance’s Rockbridge Network provided of funds, services, or other benefits with economic value to Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign.
Why The Real News Network?
Because the story doesn’t end at the headline. We go beyond.
We cover the systems behind the story: state violence, grassroots resistance, and power wielded against ordinary people.
No corporate owners, no ad dollars calling the shots, just readers like you.
Get the stories you need delivered FREE to your inbox:
The latest
Inside France’s uprising: Students, workers, and a generation in revolt
“What can we say about a nation that launches weapons of destruction on their youth when they are asking for a better education?”
Voters in this battleground district sent a message to power. Will anyone listen?
Over nearly a decade of covering midterm elections in a single state, a theme has emerged that may point to a shift in what motivates voters. But will it change how America is governed?
‘A threat to the Constitution’: Massie to force vote on Hegseth impeachment articles
“Secretary Hegseth has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as secretary of defense, and subversive to constitutional government.”
In case you missed it
Stories we think you need to see
‘Israel is a moral challenge for our times’: Jason Stanley on the Blue Tsunami
Jason Stanley, author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, talks through the reasons young people voted for Democrats in the midterm elections, the global anti-fascist wave, and the lasting change in American public opinion on Israel.
Lula turns the tide on Trump’s Donroe Doctrine
Host Michael Fox looks at Lula’s electoral victory, the grassroots organizing that made it happen, and what it means for the region and Trump’s push in Latin America. This is Episode 17 of Under the Shadow, the final episode of Season 2 of the podcast series.
Trump ally impeached in Paraguay, moved to military prison amid protests
Paraguay’s Senate unanimously impeached President Santiago Peña on Friday, for his role in the country’s banking crisis. Peña was a close ally of U.S. president Donald Trump.
Setting ‘powerful example’ for other states, Newsom works to clear country’s largest death row
“The death penalty is a flawed, expensive, and error-filled practice that fails us all,” said Equal Justice Initiative’s Bryan Stevenson, urging other elected officials to follow the California governor’s lead.
El-Sayed’s swing state win puts to bed the conventional wisdom about ‘electability’ and Israel
In an effort to preserve Dem support for Israel in 2028, entire alternate realities were created by US media. Tuesday night debunked them.
We investigated how Trump is imprisoning left-wing protesters for life
Democrats may have just won control of the Senate and House, but the Trump administration has already found ways to target and prosecute activists standing up against its policies.
Democrats finally have the votes to make the Electoral College obsolete
“Blue wave” wins have produced enough Democratic state governments to pass the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Economic and anti-establishment populism trounces Trump in historic blue tsunami
The real question is this: come January when they control Congress, will Democrats take advantage of the new populism to enact measures most Americans need and want?