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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...

Abdul El-Sayed on AIPAC spending, ‘Defund the Police’ and why he’s not a socialist

Abdul El-Sayed on AIPAC spending, ‘Defund the Police’ and why he’s not a socialist...

Trump Alleges Sprawling Chinese Plot to Meddle in 2020 Election, Cover-Up by ‘Deep State’ Actors

The documents Trump released on Thursday were heavily redacted, and in many cases did...

November in mind: Trump works in a midterm campaign pitch into a primetime address

President Trump promised a speech Thursday night on pitfalls in election security, but first served up a full-throated commendation of his second-term agenda.

NBC shirks Trump speech

While other networks covered President Trump's speech Thursday night, NBC stuck with its usual programming.

Rep. Elise Stefanik announces campaign for New York governor

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik has launched her bid for governor of New York, challenging Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Trump says U.S. reaches $100 billion trade deal with Uzbekistan

President Trump says he struck a trade deal with Uzbekistan that calls on the Central Asian nation to invest in critical U.S. sectors and buy American products.

Investigation clears Massachusetts judge of intentionally thwarting ICE arrest of illegal immigrant

A Massachusetts judge accused of trying to help an illegal immigrant avoid arrest by ICE actually had no idea about the escape plan and only inadvertently assisted in its execution, a state investigation has concluded.

Noem touts 200,000 ICE agent applications as agency ramps up deportation of illegal migrants

Over 200,000 Americans apply to become ICE agents as DHS launches major hiring campaign amid Trump's deportation efforts and immigration enforcement surge.

Trump, Mamdani front-and-center in Empire State battle between Hochul, Stefanik

New York's 2026 governor race heats up as Elise Stefanik challenges Kathy Hochul, with Trump and NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani taking center stage in political attacks.

‘Twisted irony’: Democrats risk betraying their own pet issues with government shutdown gamble

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats block government funding that would restore food stamps and federal programs in exchange for healthcare subsidies.

DOJ accuses federal judge of making ‘mockery of the separation of powers’ in SNAP appeal

A federal appeals court is weighing the Trump administration’s request to pause a Rhode Island judge’s order requiring $4 billion to fully fund SNAP benefits for millions of low-income Americans through November.

Jay Jones’ transition team to be co-led by ex-governor from blackface scandal, abortion outrage

Controversial choice: Jay Jones taps scandal-plagued former Governor Ralph Northam to lead transition team for Virginia attorney general role.

China launches third aircraft carrier as Xi pushes military modernization against US influence

China commissions its third aircraft carrier Fujian, marking a major step in military modernization and power projection across the Indo-Pacific region.

House Democrat sides with Trump officials on air traffic cuts amid shutdown chaos

A Democratic lawmaker is supporting the Trump administration's flight reduction plan amid the government shutdown, citing safety concerns as air traffic controllers work without pay.

Scared Out of Public Service

The rational are concluding that public service just isn’t worth it.

American Politics Update

Hemlock, anyone?

Don’t Put Limits on Foreign Students

We need to admit students based on their academic abilities, not on the supposed need to fill quotas.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 7

2000—So much for respecting a capital inmate’s final wishes. Don Jay Miller, sentenced to death in Arizona for first-degree murder and kidnapping, states that...

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