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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 *  Andrew Harnik—Getty Images ## [Meet Sean Parnell, a Contender to Succeed Army Secretary Driscoll](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/sean-parnell-chief-pentagon-spokesperson-driscoll-army-secretary-replacement-contender/) by Tiago Ventura *  Aaron Schwartz—Getty Images ## [Trump Responds to Talk of Hegseth Running for President in 2028](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/trump-response-hegseth-run-for-president-2028-top-contenders/) by Callum Sutherland *  Melissa Sue Gerrits—Getty Images ## [Trump Defends Hosting Russia at G20 as Europeans Voice Disapproval](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/trump-defends-hosting-russia-g20-european-disapproval-ukraine-war/) by Tiago Ventura  Andrew Harnik—Getty Images ## [Meet Sean Parnell, a Contender to Succeed Army Secretary Driscoll](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/sean-parnell-chief-pentagon-spokesperson-driscoll-army-secretary-replacement-contender/) by Tiago Ventura  Melissa Sue Gerrits—Getty Images ## [Trump Defends Hosting Russia at G20 as Europeans Voice Disapproval](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/trump-defends-hosting-russia-g20-european-disapproval-ukraine-war/) by Tiago Ventura  Aaron Schwartz—Getty Images ## [Trump Responds to Talk of Hegseth Running for President in 2028](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/trump-response-hegseth-run-for-president-2028-top-contenders/) by Callum Sutherland *  [Drugs](/tag/drugs/) ## [Trump Says He's Lowering Drug Prices. Is it True?](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/what-trump-most-favored-nation-deal-means-for-drug-prices/) by Alana Semuels [Drugs](/tag/drugs/) *  [The D.C. Brief](/tag/the-dc-brief/) ## [‘Flying Blind’: Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Fight Leaves Campaigns Guessing](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/mail-in-ballots-campaigns-flying-blind/) by Philip Elliott [The D.C. Brief](/tag/the-dc-brief/) *  [Drugs](/tag/drugs/) ## [Trump Says He's Lowering Drug Prices. Is it True?](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/what-trump-most-favored-nation-deal-means-for-drug-prices/) by Alana Semuels [Drugs](/tag/drugs/) *  [The D.C. Brief](/tag/the-dc-brief/) ## [‘Flying Blind’: Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Fight Leaves Campaigns Guessing](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/mail-in-ballots-campaigns-flying-blind/) by Philip Elliott [The D.C. Brief](/tag/the-dc-brief/) *  [Canada](/tag/canada/) ## ['Preposterous': Lawmakers Reject Trump's Renaming of Lake Ontario](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/lawmakers-reject-trump-renaming-lake-ontario-us-canada-trade-war/) by Callum Sutherland [Canada](/tag/canada/) *  [republicans](/tag/republicans/) ## [Rep. Chuck Edwards Makes Last-Minute Attempt to Avoid Censure](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/chuck-edwards-house-ethics-probe-censure/) by Chad de Guzman [republicans](/tag/republicans/) More Politics Stories ## Explore Politics *  Aug 27, 2026 ### [Trump Signs Order to Rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/trump-lake-ontario-america-order-canadians-boycott-us-travel-trade-war/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Callum Sutherland and Olivia-Anne Cleary *  Aug 26, 2026 ### [Dolly Parton’s Death Prompts Rare Bipartisan Outpouring From U.S. Political Leaders](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-death-prompts-rare-bipartisan-outpouring/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Tiago Ventura *  Aug 26, 2026 ### [Darline Graham Nordone Wins Runoff in South Carolina’s Special GOP Senate Primary](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/darline-graham-nordone-runoff-south-carolina-special-gop-senate-primary/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Aug 26, 2026 ### [Trump Administration Warns Kennedy Center Could Be Demolished If It Isn’t Fixed](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/kennedy-center-demolish-threat-trump-justice-department/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chad de Guzman *  Aug 25, 2026 ### [The GOP'S Data Center Panic](https://time.com/article/2026/08/25/data-centers-republican-reset-midterms/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Philip Elliott *  Aug 25, 2026 ### [Lawmakers Respond as Supreme Court Hands Trump Win on Mail-in Voting](https://time.com/article/2026/08/25/-supreme-court-mail-in-voting-trump-order-explainer/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chad de Guzman and Callum Sutherland *  Aug 24, 2026 ### [J.D. Vance Calls Canada a ‘State,’ Claims ‘Freudian Slip’](https://time.com/article/2026/08/24/vance-canada-state-freudian-slip-us-trade-trump-carney-ford/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Aug 24, 2026 ### [‘We Don’t Need Canada’: Trump Escalates Trade War With Threat of 50% Auto Tariffs](https://time.com/article/2026/08/24/-we-don-t-need-canada-trump-escalates-trade-war-with-threat-of-50-auto-tariffs/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Tiago Ventura *  Aug 24, 2026 ### [Backlash After Hakeem Jeffries Holds Private Meeting With Jared Kushner Ahead of Midterms](https://time.com/article/2026/08/24/hakeem-jeffries-private-meeting-with-jared-kushner-draws-backlash-ahead-of-midterms/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Tiago Ventura *  Aug 23, 2026 ### [What to Know About the USPS’s Rule for Mail-In Ballots](https://time.com/article/2026/08/23/what-to-know-about-the-usps-s-rule-for-mail-in-ballots/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Rebecca Schneid *  Aug 22, 2026 ### [Canada to Match Trump’s 50% Tariffs, Dollar for Dollar](https://time.com/article/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-negotiations-breakdown-tariffs/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Rebecca Schneid *  Aug 21, 2026 ### [Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of U.S. Military Newspaper](https://time.com/article/2026/08/21/pentagon-fires-editor-publisher-stars-and-stripes-military-newspaper/) [U.S.](/section/us/) by Chantelle Lee *  Aug 21, 2026 ### [Trump Announces a Tariff Deal Aimed at Lowering Beef Prices](https://time.com/article/2026/08/21/beef-prices-trump-deal-tariffs/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Chantelle Lee *  Aug 21, 2026 ### [Trump and Michael Cohen Make Peace](https://time.com/article/2026/08/21/trump-michael-cohen-radio/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Connor Greene *  Aug 20, 2026 ### [Inside the DSA’s Push to Remake the Democratic Party](https://time.com/article/2026/08/20/inside-dsa-reshape-democratic-party/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Nik Popli ```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"}}]}] ```