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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...

Feds shine in big California hospice fraud bust

In a coordinated takedown early Thursday morning, the feds arrested eight people –– in Covina,...

Colorado House advances conversion therapy lawsuit bill; GOP lawmaker calls it ‘slap in the face’ to SCOTUS

Colorado Democrats advance a bill creating civil lawsuit pathways against conversion therapy providers just days after the Supreme Court blocked the ban.

Feds’ fraud takedown: Just the start

Federal authorities arrested eight people in Los Angeles tied to a hospice fraud scheme...

A man at the center of Michigan’s 2022 election petition scandal gets 4 years in prison

A man was sentenced to at least four years in prison Wednesday for an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022.

Where big spending won – and lost – in the Illinois primary

It turns out it takes about $125 million to reshape a congressional delegation.

Patel says FBI is now buying Americans’ internet location data

The FBI is scooping up commercially available data, including an internet user's location, based on internet ads, Director Kash Patel said Wednesday.

Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

It seemed like the stars had aligned for Republicans to get rid of their biggest targets - Georgia's touch screen voting machines.

Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post.

Sen. Lee warns GOP colleagues that letting the SAVE America Act fail would be ‘suicidal’

Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican leading a bill to prevent noncitizens from voting, warned his GOP colleagues Wednesday that quickly ending debate on the measure and letting it fail would be politically "suicidal."

Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she’d offered Trump before Iran war

Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government's top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.

Almost 200 House Dems vote against deporting people who commit welfare fraud

House Republicans approved a bill targeting noncitizens who commit fraud despite Democratic opposition. The measure faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

‘How do you sleep at night?’ Moreno slams ‘disgraceful’ shutdown leaving 260,000 workers without pay

Sen. Bernie Moreno slams Democrats as 'disgusting' over government shutdown blame, highlighting 260,000 DHS employees working without paychecks during crisis.

GOP governors, AGs back Trump SAVE Act push, warn system gives ‘undue influence’ to states with illegal aliens

Republican governors and attorneys general back citizenship verification through the SAVE America Act for federal elections, arguing gaps in voter registration create unfair influence.

Strikes may set Iran back — but likely won’t end nuclear program, UN watchdog chief warns

UN nuclear chief says Iran's nuclear program cannot be eliminated by airstrikes alone, with uranium stockpiles and underground facilities remaining intact.

House panel summons Soros-backed Fairfax prosecutor over releases tied to violent illegal immigrant cases

House panel summons Fairfax sheriff and Soros-funded prosecutor over alleged failures to prosecute violent illegal immigrants in sanctuary county.

Powell says he has ‘no intention of leaving’ Fed during DOJ investigation

Jerome Powell said he does not plan to leave the Federal Reserve during the Department of Justice investigation and would serve as chair pro tempore if needed.

White House says ‘no one’ changing Trump enforcement agenda in response to Angel Mom appeal to Mullin

The White House and DHS issued a response to a request by Angel Mom Angie Morfin, whose 13-year-old son, Ruben, was executed by an illegal alien gang member in California.

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