Bloomberg Bernie is back. Bernie Sanders, the independent Vermont senator who finished runner up to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, on Tuesday announced a second White House bid. He said one of his primary motivations is to defeat President Donald Trump, who beat Clinton in the that election. “I think the current occupant of the White House ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump called on the Venezuelan military to drop its support for Nicolas Maduro in a Miami speech critical of socialism, previewing attacks he may deploy against Democrats in his re-election campaign. “The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in our hemisphere and frankly in many, many places around the world,” Trump said to an audience at Florida International ...

Bloomberg Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired a key political ally and cabinet member amid a campaign funding scandal, raising doubts over his government’s unity and the prospect of economic reforms. Secretary-General Gustavo Bebianno’s dismissal was confirmed by the presidential spokesman, after days of intense speculation. The ruling PSL party that Bebianno headed and Bolsonaro joined less than a year ago ...