--- description: Wang is a reporter at TIME, based in the D.C. bureau. He covers U.S. political and international news, and previously worked at Axios and CNN. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Philip Wang  ## Philip Wang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _Wang is a reporter at TIME, based in the D.C. bureau. He covers U.S. political and international news, and previously worked at Axios and CNN._  ## Philip Wang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jul 25, 2026 ### [‘Cockroach Movement’ Forces Out India’s Education Minister](https://time.com/article/2026/07/25/cockroach-movement-forces-out-india-education-minister/) Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday in response to rising pressure fro... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 20, 2026 ### [ICE Mulls New Detention Space in 14 Locations](https://time.com/article/2026/07/20/ice-detention-facilities-14-locations-immigration-deportation/) As the Trump Administration pushes more arrests, ICE is eyeing detention expansion at 14 sites, docu... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 15, 2026 ### [ICE Reverses Plan to Halt Vehicle Stops After Trump Complains](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/ice-reverses-plan-to-halt-vehicle-stops-after-trump-complains/) The walk back came a day after ICE agents had been told to avoid vehicle stops in the wake of deadly... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 14, 2026 ### [ICE to Pause Most Traffic Stops Following Pair of Deadly Shootings, Sources Say](https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/ice-traffic-stops-following-deadly-shootings-maine-texas-DHS-immigration/) The pause follows deadly shootings in Houston and Maine involving agents shooting into vehicles [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 14, 2026 ### [Democratic Socialists Face Crucial Test in Maine](https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/Maine-Democratic-Socialists-Graham-Platner-Senate-race-Democratic-primary/) The Maine chapter of the DSA find themselves at a crossroads as Democrats rush to replace Platner [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 6, 2026 ### [Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repairs Awarded to Same Contractor](https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-repairs-Doug-Burgum-Algae-Gash/) The no-bid contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will handle new repairs af... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 1, 2026 ### [Meet Melat Kiros, the Democratic Socialist Who Won Colorado's Primary](https://time.com/article/2026/06/30/melat-kiros-democratic-socialist-colorado-congressional-race/) The 29-year-old's victory in Denver is the latest sign of the movement’s growing influence inside th... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 30, 2026 ### [Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes](https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/supreme-court-transgender-athletes-state-bans/) In a decision that split along ideological lines, the Justices ruled that state schools can restrict... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 29, 2026 ### [After Venezuela’s Earthquakes, Neighbors Become Rescuers](https://time.com/article/2026/06/29/Venezuela-earthquakes-Caracas-La-Guaira-rescue/) “We need help,” one survivor said, as Venezuelans search for loved ones and wait for aid after deadl... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 29, 2026 ### [Inside the Fight Over Trump's Fourth of July Party](https://time.com/article/2026/06/29/America-250th-birthday-Fourth-of-July-Donald-Trump-Freedom-250/) The two events celebrating America's 250th birthday are as different tonally as they are geographica... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 27, 2026 ### [Iran Targets U.S. Military Sites in Kuwait and Bahrain as Ceasefire Falters](https://time.com/article/2026/06/27/Iran-Bahrain-attack-Strait-of-Hormuz-drone-strikes/) The attacks came after President Trump threatened to intensify military action against Tehran if it ... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 22, 2026 ### [Vance Touts Progress in Iran Peace Talks as a Skeptical Congress Raises Concerns](https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/jd-vance-donald-trump-iran-peace-talks-congress-nuclear-strait-of-hormuz/) As U.S. negotiations with Iran move forward, a growing number of Republican lawmakers are raising do... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 18, 2026 ### [Vance Warns Israel to Abide by Trump’s Iran Deal](https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/JD-Vance-Israel-Iran-Deal-Donald-Trump-Lebanon/) Vance said Israeli leaders shouldn't attack "the only powerful ally" it has "left in the entire worl... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 17, 2026 ### [Democratic Socialist Set to Be D.C.'s Next Mayor](https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/DC-mayor-race-Janeese-Lewis-George-DSA-democratic-socialists-midterm/) By next year, democratic socialists could be running the two largest U.S. cities and the nation's ca... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 13, 2026 ### [Trump's Name Removed From Kennedy Center Building](https://time.com/article/2026/06/09/trump-name-removed-kennedy-center-building/) The removal of Trump’s name came after a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to restore its ori... 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