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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...

Matt Dunlap beats DCCC-backed candidate in primary for top Maine battleground

Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap won the Democratic primary for the state’s 2nd District,...

Democrat Hannah Pingree and MAGA ally Bobby Charles will face off for Maine governor

Former Maine state House Speaker Hannah Pingree, a Democrat, and MAGA conservative Bobby Charles...

Noncitizen voting cheapens citizenship

The LA City Council decided Thursday to put a ballot initiative before the voters...

Juneteenth: A reminder that affirmative action undermines equality

Communities around California and the nation are gathering this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth, the...

Johnson defends emerging Trump deal with Iran

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday defended the Trump administration's tentative deal with Iran, parts of which Iranian officials have disputed. President Trump previously said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day extension to the ceasefire were "largely negotiated." No mention was made of the fate of Iran’s nuclear program...

Trump says US will not ‘rush’ into any Iran deal following GOP criticism

President Trump on Sunday said negotiations with Iran were proceeding in “an orderly and constructive” manner, and that he had told U.S. officials “not to rush into a deal.” The remarks follow intense criticism of reports on an emerging deal from several conservative Republican senators, including Trump ally and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). It was...

Thom Tillis: Ken Paxton a ‘failure,’ would be anchor on GOP Senate

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday criticized Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), whom President Trump endorsed over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Senate GOP runoff in the Lone Star State. “He is a failure. He doesn't deserve to be in the U.S. Senate,” Tillis told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of...

NASA is forging a nuclear path to Mars

In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

Tillis: Hegseth makes Noem look like ‘five-star recruit’

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Sunday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, comparing him unfavorably to former Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, who was dismissed earlier this year by President Trump. Tillis, who is retiring at the end of this Congress, criticized Hegseth's handling of the Iran war, noting the reported terms of a tentative...

Repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding won’t change the realities of chronic disease

We can expect chronic disease rates to worsen as greenhouse gas emissions trend upward and contribute to more frequent and intense climate impacts like extreme heat and wildfires.

Tillis slams emerging Iran deal, offers sharp criticism for Pete Hegseth

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday added his voice to other Republicans criticizing an emerging peace deal with Iran, saying he would not support it based on his understanding of what it includes. “It doesn’t make sense to me,” Tillis said of the deal, arguing it was a mistake to leave nuclear material in Iran....

Suspect in White House shooting dead

The armed man who exchanged fire with Secret Service officers near the White House on Saturday was killed, according to the federal law enforcement agency. Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the agency, said Saturday that at shortly after 6 p.m. EDT, the man “pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing” in...

Iran: Trump remarks on Strait of Hormuz ‘inconsistent with reality’

Iran is pushing back on parts of a tentative deal being negotiated by the Trump administration that could put an end to the war between the two countries. President Trump on Saturday evening announced the two sides were moving close to a deal. Iranian officials have acknowledged the talks, and have even said there has...

Guess who is fanning the flames of Islamophobia

President Trump has helped lead Republicans’ shift from criticizing Islamist extremism to portraying Muslims as security risks and culturally incompatible outsiders.

Live coverage: Trump’s tentative Iran deal faces GOP criticism; Shooting at White House renews security fears

President Trump on Saturday said a deal with Iran to end the war is getting closer, but a number of Republicans and other conservatives said they feared the emerging agreement was not a good one for the United States. The emerging deal is likely to take center stage on the Sunday talk shows over Memorial...

Trump thanks Secret Service, renews call for ballroom after White House shooting

President Trump early Sunday thanked the Secret Service for their actions in neutralizing an armed man who exchanged shots with officers outside the White House on Saturday and argued that the incident shows the importance of the under-construction White House ballroom. “Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and...

White House says ex-Secretary of State Pompeo should ‘shut his stupid mouth’ on Iran

White House Communications Director Stephen Cheung blasted former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for criticizing a deal being negotiated by the Trump administration to end the Iran war, telling the one-time Trump ally to “shut his stupid mouth.” Cheung wrote that Pompeo “has no idea what the f--- he’s talking about,” after Pompeo wrote in...

Trump’s $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund leaves legal firestorm at feet of lawmakers

Legal experts say President Trump’s new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is rife with legal and ethical issues that only Congress is likely to be able to address. Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ) set off a firestorm when they pushed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit from the president seeking $10 billion over the leaking...

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