Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection, but opponent Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede and wants the results thrown out over an extension of voting hours.

Plus, President Donald Trump called Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist” and alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties, prompting a sharp response from the Democrat.

And the Trump administration is defending its lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate race, where two candidates with nearly identical names have sparked a fight over certifying election results.

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