Brazil’s Election Defies a Right-Wing Trend, and Trump’s Midterm Attacks Enter a New Phase
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Episode Brazil’s Election Defies a Right-Wing Trend, and Trump’s Midterm Attacks Enter a New Phase
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Here’s what we’re covering:
• Lula Wins Brazil’s Presidency, in Stunning Blow to Latin America’s Right, by Ana Ionova and Adam B. Ellick • Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs • María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s Leading Opposition Figure, Returns Home, by Julie Turkewitz, Edward Wong and Adam Entous • A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War, by David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt • Shiny Glass Skyscrapers Are a Hot Thing. Literally., by Chico Harlan and Zunaira Saieed • Elizabeth Holmes Gives a Batman Villain a Run for His Money, by Brooks Barnes
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Links in the notes 8
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/world/americas/brazil-election-president-lula-bolsonaro.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/us/politics/trumps-election-alaska.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/world/americas/machado-venezuela-return.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-iran-new-phase-of-war.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/climate/glass-skyscrapers-heat-climate-change.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/business/media/elizabeth-holmes-clayface-box-office.html
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