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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world...

Target-rich environment: JD Vance probes California fraud

How many “Learing Center” equivalents and other galling fraud schemes exist in California? And: How...

Karen Bass and the cover-up of the cover-up

Mayor Karen Bass claims that she did not edit the LAFD’s after-action report on...

The Talking-Filibuster Quagmire: Objections and Responses

It’s hard to see how the idea is any less objectionable today than it...

Is it too late to get a flu shot against the ‘super’ K variant?

Much of the concern this flu season is coming from the spread of subclade K, a subtype of influenza A. Similar subtypes have historically caused more hospitalizations and deaths than other strains. 

One bipartisan solution can revolutionize how Medicaid patients get primary care

The Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act would allow states to contract directly with direct primary care (DPC) practices, providing Medicaid enrollees with reliable, relationship-based primary care and reducing health care costs.

HUD secretary says ‘more research needs to be done’ on 50-year mortgage proposal

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner said Sunday that more research is needed on President Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal.  “It’s very early. I think more research needs to be done on the 50-year mortgage,” Turner said on Fox News's “Fox and Friends Weekend.” Last month, the president backed a 50-year mortgage for home...

‘Godfather’ of AI says he’s ‘more worried’ today about AI

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "godfather" of artificial intelligence, said he's "more worried" about the risks of AI today than he was two years ago, when he left his post at Google and began speaking freely about the dangers of the fast-developing technology. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Hinton addressed his...

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91

PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for...

Zelensky ahead of Trump meeting: ‘A lot can be decided before the New Year’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism ahead of Sunday’s meeting with President Trump, underscoring the critical moment before the new year to make progress on peace talks. He said the prospects for peace rest on the willingness of Ukraine’s allies to increase pressure on Russia. “These are some of the most active diplomatic days of...

Live updates: Trump to meet with Zelensky in Florida

President Trump on Sunday will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Palm Beach, Fla., as talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war advance. Zelensky's 20-point peace plan, which offers some concessions to Moscow, will be the topic of discussion. It proposes to have Russian forces withdraw from several Ukrainian regions and creates an $800 billion...

Universities are playing ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ with Trump, but the game is rigged

These settlements will make it easier for the government to monitor core university functions and impose penalties on institutions that don’t implement the administration’s policies.

Lavrov: Europe, EU ‘main obstacles to peace’ in Russia-Ukraine talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with state-run media that Europe has been the main obstacle for peace amid its war in Ukraine since President Trump returned to office earlier this year. In an interview with TASS published Sunday, the foreign minister praised Trump and sought to blame the Europeans for slow...

What ‘data center alley’ portends for America’s AI-powered future

As data centers hurtle to the forefront of the national debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and energy costs, northern Virginia offers a preview of the political fights that will play out in communities across the country seeking to cash in on the booming industry. Virginia is the unofficial data center capital of the world, with...

Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead Mormon Church, dies at 85

Jeffrey R. Holland of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died on Saturday from kidney disease, the Church announced. Holland, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, was next in line to lead the Mormon Church based on a long-established succession plan, according to The Associated Press. Dallin H. Oaks became...

Iran’s president says country is in ‘full-scale war’ with US, Israel, Europe

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his nation is at war with the United States and Israel, as well as Europe more broadly.  “We are in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe; they don’t want our country to remain stable,” Pezeshkian said in an interview published on the website of Iran’s...

Are you getting an ‘extra’ paycheck in January? How to tell

Some may be starting off the new year with a little extra money in their pockets.

Mamdani claps back at Musk over criticism of FDNY chief pick

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) on Saturday rejected Elon Musk’s argument that his appointment to head up the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) is inexperienced. “Experience does matter, which is why I appointed the person who spent more than 30 years at EMS. You know, the workforce that addresses at least 70% of...

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