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Former FBI director James Comey faces new federal charges. President Trump criticized Brazil’s election results as rigged, while a man in Illinois was charged with sending suspicious letters to lawmakers.
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The Hill
An Illinois man is facing federal charges related to mailing letters containing a white substance to four members of Congress this month in an act inspired by reports of suspicious packages being sent to dozens of lawmakers and election officials across the country. Matthew Unglesbee, 37, is charged
2026-10-26 21:10 UTC
The Hill
President Trump dismissed Brazil’s presidential election results as “rigged” Monday after the South American country’s liberal President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection. “It looked terrible to me,” Trump said when asked if he thought Sunday's election was fair. “I didn’t take sides, but it
2026-10-26 21:11 UTC
The Hill
MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough on Monday slammed negative reactions to former President Obama’s recent joke about the Cheesecake Factory and the White House. “Can you believe how stupid the reaction is, and how stupid they think Americans are?” he said on his show, "Morning Joe." “Every time Donald Trump
2026-10-26 21:12 UTC
Axios
Former FBI director James Comey is facing new federal charges, according to a charging <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.297298/gov.uscourts.dcd.297298.1.0.pdf" target="_
2026-10-26 21:43 UTC