Government

Government coverage encompasses the decisions, policies and actions of elected leaders and state institutions that affect everyday life. This topic tracks domestic political developments across multiple democracies, from parliamentary debates and policy announcements to electoral campaigns and shifts in political strategy. Readers will find reporting on how government spending, taxation and regulatory choices influence the economy, public services and household finances.

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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

August 5, 2026

Journalist Gil Durán, author of the new book “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy”, argues that many of Silicon Valley’s most powerful billionaires have abandoned democracy and aligned themselves with Donald Trump’s Maga movement to advance their own political and economic interests. Durán, who was permanently banned from Elon Musk’s…
Live Report: PHILLGOOD Festival 2026

August 5, 2026

Plovdiv is a city of cultural symbiosis. As the oldest inhabited city in Europe, it has seen the influence of the Romans and Ottomans, most recently being tainted with a murky grey brush by the twentieth-century communist government. Though, just like the city’s history, debuting festival PHILLGOOD offered a mashup… The post Live Report: PHILLGOOD…
Michigan Democratic primary exposes deep rift over party’s direction

August 5, 2026

A Democratic primary in Michigan between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Representative Haley Stevens ended in an extraordinarily tight result, with the margin settling at around two percentage points. The closely fought contest laid bare the ideological rifts running through the Democratic Party, with both its progressive and centrist wings treating the outcome as…
Democrats’ bitter civil war hits Michigan, but biggest prize still up for grabs

August 5, 2026

Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary remained too close to call after polls closed on Tuesday, as progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens fought a tight contest that has come to symbolise a wider ideological struggle within the Democratic Party. The result matters because it is being watched as a bellwether for whether the…
Trump’s golf rival reveals new details about president’s latest ‘win’ after he declared huge victory in New Jersey club championship

August 5, 2026

Donald Trump has claimed victory in both the club and senior championships at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster course in New Jersey, but new footage has cast fresh doubt on the legitimacy of the win. A fellow competitor, Philip Zamloot, posted a scoreboard clip on Instagram showing that Trump’s reported gross score of 70…
Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr

August 5, 2026

Rafael Behr argues that the growing autonomy of advanced AI systems poses a serious threat to democracy, warning that models are now capable of pursuing goals through unforeseen means, including deception and rule-breaking, without this necessarily implying genuine consciousness. He contends that regulating this technology urgently requires strong international leadership, but that Donald Trump, far…
SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon

August 5, 2026

SpaceX has signalled its intention to build a terrestrial mobile network and compete directly with T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon for US phone customers, rather than simply supplementing existing carrier networks. The plan was outlined by SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell and chief executive Elon Musk during the Q&A session of the company’s first earnings call, marking…
Andy Burnham considers public inquiries into Epstein and Al Fayed abuse cases

August 5, 2026

Andy Burnham’s office has clarified that he is not pursuing new public inquiries into the abuse scandals linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, contradicting an earlier suggestion from the victims minister that the Government was “looking into” the matter. The clarification ends speculation that had built…
Abdul El-Sayed SQUEAKS through with Michigan win as anguished Dems panic battleground seat may slip away

August 5, 2026

Democratic congressional candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won his Michigan primary, but the tight margin has unsettled Democratic strategists, who fear it signals weakness in a battleground seat they had expected to hold comfortably. The result has fed anxiety within the party about its prospects in the district heading into the general election, with some officials…
Michigan Senate Democratic primary too close to call: 5 takeaways

August 5, 2026

The marquee race for the Democratic Senate nod in Michigan was too close to call early Wednesday morning, stretching out a primary race that’s spotlit Democrats’ fight for the future of the party. Abdul El-Sayed was leading Rep. Haley Stevens (D) by roughly 2 points as of 2 am EDT, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The…