Bloomberg The Federal Bureau of Investgation (FBI), which remained on the sidelines during the fierce debate over whether Brett Kavanaugh should be on the Supreme Court, will now play a central role in shaping the outcome of his nomination. After resisting days of Democratic calls for an FBI probe into accusations of misconduct against Kavanaugh, the Senate Judiciary Committee asked ...

Bloomberg Russia’s top diplomat condemned what he described as “an onslaught of belligerent revisionism” that threatens the international order in a rare personal criticism of US President Donald Trump, reflecting growing tensions between the former Cold War enemies. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at Trump’s policies in the Middle East, his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and ...

Bloomberg Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, said that he wouldn’t accept an election result that doesn’t grant him victory. Speaking in a live televised interview on TV Band from his hospital room, where he is recovering after a knife attack, Bolsonaro was asked how he thought the military would react if Fernando Haddad, the leftist ...

Bloomberg A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has suspended a decision that allowed a newspaper to interview former head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who yields tremendous influence over upcoming presidential elections despite being in prison. Luiz Fux’s ruling issued late Friday blocks a previous injunction from fellow Supreme Court Judge Ricardo Lewandowski that permitted Folha de S. Paulo ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. said it discovered a security breach earlier this week that affected almost 50 million accounts the latest in a series of missteps that are undermining confidence in the company’s social network and business model. The social-media network said in a statement that it has fixed the breach, which allowed hackers to take over people’s accounts. Law enforcement ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s trade war with China could hurt tourism from that country to the US, and Chinese travellers are already starting to favor other destinations, such as Europe, according to Marriott International Inc. Chief Executive Officer Arne Sorenson. The trade battle has had “little” impact on Marriott’s business so far, Sorenson said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration and Canada are making a renewed push to keep Nafta a trilateral accord, prompting the US and Mexico to postpone publishing a text of their two-way trade deal Friday, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said. Mexico earlier in the day said it was planning to release a more complete draft of its preliminary trade agreement with ...

Bloomberg US health officials are trying to increase the rate of flu vaccinations this year after a severe outbreak last season killed a record number of children and led to spot shortages of antiviral medications like Tamiflu. In a panel hosted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Washington, US Surgeon ...

Bloomberg Here we go again. For at least the eighth time in two decades, General Motors Co. has a new brand chief vowing to reboot Cadillac, the once-storied luxury name that has been losing market share and prestige for years. GM promises a $12 billion parade of new models, with the perhaps most significant being a smaller, cheaper sport utility ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. and Volkswagen AG are set to strike a deal to use the US software giant’s cloud technology to connect the auto manufacturer’s entire vehicle fleet as the world’s biggest carmaker steps up its transformation into digital and mobility services. VW will channel all of its digital offerings through Microsoft’s Azure software, creating the world’s largest automotive cloud ...