Israel election leaves no clear winner; Trump, Talarico hold rival rallies in Texas

Israel votes, but there's no clear winner this morning. Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power now hinges on who can build a coalition. Plus, Brazil's defeated presidential candidate leaves the country despite a court order and the U.S. is preparing to welcome him and two rivals, two rallies, one Texas City. President Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton while James Tallarico fires up his own crowd just miles away. The stories that matter. The facts you can trust from across the country to around the world. This is unbiased updates from Straight Arrow. Hey everybody, I'm Christian Bryant. Glad you're hanging out with us this morning. Let's get you caught up and ready for the day ahead. This morning, Israel's election is still too close to call and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have a tough time holding onto power. Early results show Netanyahu's coalition heading for about 50 seats in parliament with bloc backing his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, just barely leading him a couple more. Arab-led parties are projected to win the remaining seats. And that's where things get complicated. Israel's parliament has 120 seats. You need at least 61 to form a government, and neither side is close to that number on its own. So the Arab-led parties could play a decisive role in what happens next. Netanyahu is already rejecting the idea of a government that depends on their support, calling such an arrangement treasonous. Eisenkot has left the door open to working with Arab parties, but only if they accept certain conditions, including recognizing Israel as a Jewish state. This was Israel's first national election since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in 2023, and voters turned out in force, nearly 78 percent, the highest in more than two decades. As of the latest update, only about two-thirds of the votes had been counted. More results are expected later today, but even once the count is finished, it could take weeks to figure out who actually forms the next government. Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country despite a court order barring him from doing so. And this morning, there are still questions about where he's ended up. Argentine officials confirmed Bolsonaro and his family crossed into Argentina last night, then boarded a private plane headed for Ecuador. But several news outlets report he's since arrived in the United States, though that hasn't been officially confirmed. The State Department says it will issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, allowing them into the U.S. Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for alleged money laundering, which he denies. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving the country. President Trump was asked about his whereabouts last night. Brazilian President Lula da Silva called Bolsonaro's departure shameful. Lula defeated him in Sunday's runoff election by more than 4 million votes. Bolsonaro, who won the first round just three weeks earlier, has refused to concede. His Liberal Party, however, has recognized Lula's victory. Quite the political split screen in Texas Tuesday night. President Trump rallied supporters of Republican Ken Paxton in Lubbock, while just a few miles away, Democrat James Tallarico was firing up a crowd of his own. And with Election Day less than a week away, this Senate race is still extremely close. Trump made two stops in Texas Tuesday, first in Corpus Christi, then in Lubbock, where thousands turned out for both rallies. And Lubbock isn't exactly friendly territory for Democrats. Trump won the county by about 40 points in 2024. But Tallarico drew a large crowd there with supporters lining up for blocks. He blamed Republicans and wealthy donors for the high cost of living and went directly after Paxton. This is the rot at the core of our broken politics. It's why so many Texans can't get ahead, no matter how hard they work, no matter how much they save and stretch and sacrifice. It's why we can't afford the basics in this economy, gas, groceries, utilities, healthcare. It's because the system has been rigged by billionaires and crooked politicians like Ken Paxton. Across town, Trump urged Republicans to get out and vote for Paxton, warning that Democrats would raise taxes and weaken border security. He also repeated his baseless claims about Democrats cheating in elections. For years, I just couldn't believe, because they cheat so well, I figured they didn't have to do this. They're the greatest cheaters of elections, I think, in history. Or you can defeat the Democrat communists and vote for more money in your pockets, bigger paychecks for your families, lower taxes, less crime, a booming Texas economy, no amnesty for illegal aliens, but you must vote Republican, you must vote for Paxton. Democrats haven't won a U.S. Senate race in Texas since 1988. But this year, polls show Paxton and Tallarico running neck and neck, with some giving Tallarico a narrow lead. And early voting is already underway, with Election Day on Tuesday. The parents of a Minneapolis nurse shot and killed by federal immigration agents are now publicly demanding answers from the Justice Department. Nine months after their son's death, they say the federal government is still keeping them in the dark. Michael and Susan Preddy spoke out Tuesday for the first time at a news conference. They say they haven't gotten any meaningful updates about the investigation into their son's killing, despite writing directly to the Attorney General back in July. And they're accusing federal officials of protecting the agents involved. The federal government went on TV and lied about Alex. They tried to slander his memory to cover up their crime. Not only was it wrong, it was shameful, unfair, and unacceptable. We want to clear our son's name. We want the world to understand who Alex really was. We want our son's killers brought to justice once and for all. Alex Preddy was a 37-year-old ICU nurse. He was killed in January during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Video of the encounter shows agents wrestling Preddy to the ground and disarming him before he was shot. The footage contradicted initial claims from federal officials that Preddy had attacked agents while brandishing a weapon. Minnesota investigators say the Justice Department initially agreed to share evidence, then stopped. The state is now suing to get the rest of the file. Preddy's father had a direct message for the federal prosecutors involved. My message to Dan Rosen and attorney Todd Blanch, look in your heart and do what is right. Share the evidence now so prosecutors can follow the facts and hold these men accountable. Do your job and stop shielding Alex's killers. The Justice Department argues it's not required to turn over evidence to state investigators before formal legal proceedings begin. It also says communication with victims' families generally comes later in an investigation. Preddy's family says they're still waiting for basic answers, including information about the agents who shot their son. No charges have been announced in his death. Three brothers who once moved in some of New York's wealthiest circles are now facing decades behind bars. Orrin, Allen, and Tal Alexander have each been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking and other crimes. They were convicted in March after a five-week trial. Prosecutors say the brothers used their money and social status to lure women to luxury homes and parties where they were drugged or sexually assaulted. They say more than 70 women were victims of the brothers' abuse. At Tuesday's sentencing, 12 women delivered victim impact statements. The judge said she believed the women who testified about being raped and drugged. The brothers addressed the court and continued to deny those crimes. Their attorneys are expected to appeal the convictions. Orrin and Tau were once big names in luxury real estate, selling multimillion-dollar properties and socializing with celebrities. Allen worked as an executive in the family security business. Their brothers were arrested in December of 2024. They still face about two dozen civil lawsuits accusing them of sexual assault and rape. Finally, this morning, imagine buying a home on a cruise ship only to be told two years into your voyage that you gotta get off. That's what's happening to more than 200 people aboard a U.S.-based cruise ship now docked in Cambodia. The company, Villa V Residences, says it's suspending operations because it can no longer afford the fuel. And the numbers are pretty staggering. Listen to this. Monthly fuel costs, which used to average about $1,800 per cabin, have shot up to as much as $8,000 in parts of Asia. The ship, called the Odyssey, was two years into a three-year voyage around the world. Passengers could buy or rent cabins and live on board as the ship traveled from country to country. Now, all 203 passengers, most of them Americans, have been told to leave. The company says it's helping them find temporary places to stay while it tries to restructure its finances over the next 60 days. But there's no guarantee the voyage will resume. And for people who made this ship their home, there's still no clear answer about what What happens next? Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today. At 1.30, President Trump meets with the Artemis III crew at the White House. That next hour, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh holds a news conference following the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. Then at 5.30, former President Barack Obama campaigns in Georgia with Senator John Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms. And at 7, Trump headlines a midterm rally in Chillicothe, Ohio. The fastest way to get the facts. Watch Unbiased Updates at SAN.com or our app. Or join our growing audience on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. We're glad to be a part of your morning routine. By the way, have you signed up for our Unbiased Updates newsletter? It's delivered straight to your inbox each morning. Just the news you need, no fluff. Sign up at SAN.com slash newsletters. That's Unbiased Updates for this Wednesday. For the Unbiased Updates team and all of us at Straight Arrow, I'm Christian Bryant. Thank you so much for watching. Have a good one, and we'll see you again tomorrow