Midterm Odds and the Limits of Trump’s Power
Midterm odds give Democrats a 90.5% chance at the House. What a Democratic Congress could block, and what Trump can...
October 13, 2026Topic
Supreme Court
Argentina Court Speeds Case on 15% Foreign Farmland Cap
Argentina's Supreme Court gave parties 24 hours to challenge two stand-in judges in a case that could restore limits on...
October 8, 2026
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Son Eyes 308 Votes to Curb Top Court
Flávio Bolsonaro, who leads Brazil's presidential race, wants amendments to curb the Supreme Court, end re-election and lower the criminal...
October 8, 2026
Brazil Court Hands Companies US$3.3B Tax Win
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled 7-4 that state tax credits stay out of PIS and Cofins, a loss of about US$3.3...
October 7, 2026
Bolsonaro Asks Supreme Court to Suspend Coup Sentence
Bolsonaro's lawyers ask Brazil's Supreme Court to suspend his 27-year coup sentence and annul the conviction. Justice Nunes Marques will...
October 1, 2026
Kidnapped Presidentialism: Brazil’s Lula Proposes 10- to 12-Year Supreme Court Terms
Lula says Brazil suffers from kidnapped presidentialism, with Congress controlling budget money, and proposes 10- to 12-year terms for Supreme...
September 30, 2026
Narcocorrido Sanctions Stay in Jalisco, Mexico, as Supreme Court Voids Only ‘Vice’ Clause
Narcocorrido sanctions stay in Jalisco, Mexico: the Supreme Court struck only the word 'vice', and prison terms and fines of...
September 30, 2026
Dominican Republic Judge Selection Advances: 88 Vie for Six Supreme Court Seats
Dominican Republic judge selection moves to public hearings: 88 candidates for six Supreme Court seats, including the presidency.
September 30, 2026
Colombia Court Keeps Senator-Elect Manzur in Prison
Wadith Manzur, a Colombian senator-elect held since March 2026 in the UNGRD bribery case, stays in prison after the Supreme...
September 30, 2026