A federal judge has disqualified Trump-appointed Nevada federal prosecutor Sigal Chattah from several cases after concluding that she is “not validly serving” as acting U.S. attorney for the state. Nevada federal public defenders in four cases challenged Chattah’s appointment, arguing that her term expired in July after she was appointed by President Donald Trump in April. According to federal law, if a permanent U.S. Attorney is not nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate within 120 days, judges of the Nevada District Court can appoint an interim U.S. Attorney until the vacancy is filled.

Gabon’s president's party has won the most seats in the first round of the country’s legislative elections. The Democratic Union of Builders, founded by Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, secured 55 out of 145 seats. The results were released by the Interior Ministry. The Gabonese Democratic Party, the former ruling party, won three seats. The two parties, running jointly in some areas, won four seats. A second round is set for October 11 in 77 constituencies. Gabon’s parliament adopted a new electoral code earlier this year, allowing military personnel to run for office.

Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has led her country toward European Union integration. Her Party of Action and Solidarity, founded in 2016, won a decisive victory on Sunday, overcoming pro-Russian groups. Sandu stated on Monday that the Kremlin tried to divide Moldova, but the country defended itself through democratic choice. Moldova, a former Soviet republic, became an EU candidate in 2022. Sandu's party aims to continue the path toward EU membership and join the bloc by 2028. Despite facing online attacks and opposition backlash, Sandu remains committed to reform and fighting corruption. Russia has denied meddling in Moldova.

Rep. David Schweikert is joining an already crowded field in the GOP primary for Arizona governor. The race includes two Donald Trump-backed candidates — lobbyist and housing developer Karrin Taylor Tobson and U.S. House Freedom Caucus member Andy Biggs. Both have been ardent supporters of Trump's agenda. Whoever wins the GOP primary likely will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the general election. Schweikert's entry complicates Republican efforts to hold on to their thin House majority. Democrats hope to flip his highly competitive 1st Congressional District seat in next year's midterms.

Georgia state Sen. Greg Dolezal has entered the race for lieutenant governor with a campaign focused on hard-line MAGA principles. The entry Tuesday of the Republican from Cumming makes Dolezal the fourth Republican state senator in the race. He has pledged to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion in Georgia's government agencies. He also wants to remove prosecutors he says are "soft on crime" and stop what he calls "transgender indoctrination" in schools. Dolezal supported Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Other Republican candidates include state senators Blake Tillery, Steve Gooch and John Kennedy, and state Rep. David Clark.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative. He's downplaying the Trump administration's climate skepticism. He says individual choice, local policies and the moral leadership of the Catholic Church are far more important than national politics in the environmental campaign. Schwarzenegger was at the Vatican to headline a three-day climate conference marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark 2015 environmental encyclical, Laudato Si (Praised Be). The document cast saving God’s creation as an urgent moral imperative. It launched a broad, grassroots movement that Pope Leo XIV has fully embraced and made his own.

Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has held a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. The meeting took place Tuesday in Busan, South Korea. It marks their third and likely final summit. The two leaders discussed cooperation amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Ishiba has offered to resign after his coalition's election defeat. Both countries are key U.S. allies but have had strained relations due to historical disputes. The summit aimed to maintain communication and address issues like population decline and artificial intelligence. No major announcements were expected from the meeting.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will say Britain faces a stark choice between decency and division in a speech to the governing Labour Party. It's an attempt to reset his government and stem the rising popularity of the hard-right party Reform UK. Starmer will say Tuesday that Britain faces “a fight for the soul of our country.” Since Labour’s election victory in July 2024, its popularity has plummeted as it struggled to deliver the economic growth it promised. Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has gained support with its anti-immigration stance. Starmer has accused Farage of nurturing a “politics of grievance” that turns people against one another.

The race to be the next mayor of New York City is down to three main candidates after incumbent Eric Adams dropped his reelection bid over the weekend. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa are already looking to capitalize on Adams’ exit, as the contest heads into its final stretch. It’s hard to predict what effect Adams’s departure will have on the race, but the impact could be minimal. Adams will remain on the ballot since the deadline to withdraw his name has passed, and polls conducted in September indicated that his support among New York City voters was low.

A new lawsuit filed in Connecticut accuses a firearms industry group of secretly building a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and using the data to target gun rights supporters with political ads. The lawsuit against the National Shooting Sports Foundation claims the organization obtained the data from major gun manufacturers, whose customers never agreed to have their personal information used for political purposes. The foundation did not respond to a request for comment Monday. The lawsuit was filed last week in federal court and says damages could exceed $5 million. It alleges the foundation used the database to tailor political ads dating back to the 2000 election.