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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...

D.C. leaders push back against Bondi’s order naming DEA head as ’emergency police commissioner’

Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive effectively replacing the Washington, D.C., police chief was "unlawful," the capital's attorney general wrote in a late Thursday memo, as President Donald Trump's takeover of the city's law enforcement devolved into a legal clash of powers.

Jamie Dimon profits from trashing Trump’s economy

President Donald Trump‘s sweeping victory in November was thanks in large part to building a campaign founded on fighting for the forgotten men and women of our country. Trump promised to look after families, and since Inauguration Day, he’s worked tirelessly to fulfill his promise to drive down skyrocketing prices. However, one of the biggest […]

Netroots in New Orleans

At its peak, the Netroots Nation conference was a must-attend event on the Democratic Party presidential campaign trail. In 2007, it hosted a forum featuring Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson. In later years, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Elizabeth […]

For quid pro quo Trump, it’s pay-to-play in China

When Congress passed the Export Control Reform Act in 2018, the intention was to prevent advanced technologies with military uses from falling into the hands of enemies. Under President Donald Trump, export controls serve a different function: they give Trump leverage over private companies. Microchipmaker Nvidia reportedly won a license to export some of its […]

Adams, Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa pay their respects

With help from Amira McKeeIN MEMORIAM: Five candidates running for New York City mayor — as well as hundreds of NYPD officers — paid...

Banned chemicals found in American shampoo, sunscreen and tampons across major brands

FDA maintains deregulatory approach as consumers use apps to identify harmful ingredients in beauty products while advocacy groups push for stricter oversight

Biden to headline National Bar Assn gala despite son Hunter’s disbarment, along with Crockett, Tish James

Joe Biden addresses the historic Black lawyers organization's milestone celebration after son Hunter faced disbarment over drug use and gun violations

Democrats creating ‘two-tiered’ legal system that keeps Latinos down, says LA GOP leader

A legal immigrant and chair of the Los Angeles County GOP is saying that pro-sanctuary Democrats are deliberately building a two-tiered justice system designed to trap Latinos and immigrants in a “permanent underclass."

Trump-backed RNC chair jumps into ‘marquee’ Senate race in battleground North Carolina

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley enters the 2026 North Carolina Senate race to succeed retiring Sen. Thom Tillis in expected costly battle

Feds could pull police cash over illegal immigrant hires in new House bill

A new Republican bill aims to halt federal funds to police agencies employing illegal immigrants following ICE's arrest of a Jamaican national serving as a seasonal officer.

In Indiana and Arkansas, Care and Concern for the Unborn

Good things are happening alongside the distressing effort by some states and the courts to prevent the defunding of Planned Parenthood.

Trump Gives Mexico 90-Day Deadline to Reach Trade Deal, Keeps 25 Percent Tariffs in Place

Trump has announced trade agreements with the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and other partners.

Trump’s Trade Deal Exposes the EU

The U.S. wields its leverage in this geopolitical moment.

It Doesn’t Help Academically Underprepared Students to Give Them Admission Preference

They won’t necessarily get a better education, and may be mismatched so that they either pursue an easy major or drop out.

Econception Countering Economic Doom and Gloom

A conversation with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl.

Kamala Harris Announces New Career as Horror Writer

What’s that you say? This is intended as a memoir? I’m well aware of that, my friends. But believe me: It will read as...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: We Forced 1,000 U.S. Troops to ‘Retreat’

Bass is not the first leader of a dangerous, unstable region who has attempted to force the U.S. military to retreat.

Judge’s ruling on Youngkin appointees could slow Trump DEI purge in Virginia universities: insiders

A Virginia judge's ruling overturning Gov. Glenn Youngkin's appointees to three public university governing boards could undermine President Trump's efforts to ban diversity, equity and inclusion on campuses, higher education insiders say.

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