Trump's Approval Slips as Bolsonaro's Son Flees to Miami
This is a grab bag of political setbacks for Trump and the broader MAGA movement, mixed with fresh culture-war fights in Texas and a tight Israeli election.
- Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former president, fled Brazil despite a court order to stay and surrender his passport, landing in Miami near Trump's Mar-a-Lago.
- A grand jury declined to indict January 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson, another legal setback for Trump's team.
- Netanyahu appears to have lost his parliamentary majority in Israel's election, throwing the country's position on Gaza, Iran, and relations with the US into question.
- A senior Pentagon adviser to Defense Secretary Hegseth is facing scrutiny over past posts pushing Christian nationalist views.
- Texas regulators approved a rewrite of social studies standards pushed by religious conservatives, prompting pushback from teachers and historians over how topics like Japanese internment and Islam are taught.
- A clip pushing back on gas-price criticism argued the economy is stronger than headlines suggest, while a separate commentator noted most consumer spending comes from wealthy Americans, raising worries about how dependent everyday businesses are on that top slice of spenders.
Outlook: Expect the Bolsonaro asylum situation and Israel's coalition talks to dominate headlines in the coming days, while Texas's curriculum fight becomes a flashpoint heading into the November election.