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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Politics ## Politics *  Jul 29, 2026 ## [John Thune Isn’t Bowing to Trump’s Pressure: ‘Show Me How This Ends’](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/trump-thune-senate-republicans-save-america-act/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Philip Elliott *  Jul 29, 2026 ## [The Lone Republican Who Voted Against Advancing Bill to Put Tougher Sanctions on Russia](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/why-republican-rand-paul-voted-against-advancing-russia-sanctions-bill/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Tiago Ventura *  Jul 29, 2026 ## [Fauci Pleads the Fifth at Senate Hearing on COVID](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/fauci-fifth-amendment-senate-hearing-covid-rand-paul-republicans/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Nik Popli *  Jul 29, 2026 ## [Kentucky Governor to McConnell: Prove Fitness to Serve or ‘Resign’](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/andy-beshear-mitch-mcconnell-resign-fitness-letter-kentucky/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chad de Guzman *  Jul 28, 2026 ## [Trump Pays Tribute to Lindsey Graham: ‘He Died Doing the Work He Was Born to Do’](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/trump-lindsey-graham-funeral/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Philip Elliott *  Jul 28, 2026 ## [Here’s Who Is Attending Lindsey Graham’s Funeral Services](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/lindsey-graham-funeral-services-who-attending/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Jul 28, 2026 ## [U.S. Walks Out In Protest During France's United Nations Remarks. Here's Why](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/us-walks-out-protest-france-united-nations-address-europe-rift/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Tiago Ventura *  Jul 28, 2026 ## [Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots Before Midterms](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/trump-scotus-mail-in-ballots-order-elections/) [U.S.](/section/us/) by Chad de Guzman *  Jul 27, 2026 ## [Mitch McConnell Shares New Health Update 6 Weeks After Hospitalization](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/mitch-mcconnell-health-update-hospitalization-senate/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Jul 27, 2026 ## [Why Tensions Are Mounting Between Trump and Republican Senate Leader Thune](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/trump-thune-senate-republicans-save-america-act/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Jul 27, 2026 ## [Republican Lawmaker Breaks Ranks With Trump Over Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/republican-senator-kennedy-breaks-ranks-trump-us-saudi-arabia-nuclear-deal/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Olivia-Anne Cleary *  Jul 27, 2026 ## [Jason Crow: From Paratrooper to Democratic Power Player](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/jason-crow-power-player/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Philip Elliott *  Jul 24, 2026 ## [What Is Joe Manchin’s New Independent Leadership Council?](https://time.com/article/2026/07/24/joe-manchin-independent-leadership-council/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Jul 24, 2026 ## [Here Are the Candidates Vying for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Seat](https://time.com/article/2026/07/24/lindsey-graham-senate-south-carolina-special-republican-primary-election-candidates/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Jul 23, 2026 ## [The Republicans Who Have Voted to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers](https://time.com/article/2026/07/23/war-powers-resolution-iran-trump-senate-house-republicans/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Connor Greene ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}}]}] ```