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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...

ICE says illegal immigrants have ‘no less than 12 hours’ to challenge Alien Enemies deportations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it gives illegal immigrants it wants to deport under President Trump's expedited removal powers at least a half-day's notice before putting them on planes.

Trump is singlehandedly destroying global conservatism

The entire Right is being undermined by President Donald Trump. When the impact of his tariffs is felt, people won’t blame interventionism, protectionism, or economic nationalism. They will blame capitalism. Voters are already clocking that Trumponomics doesn’t work. According to YouGov, 57% of people think Trump’s actions on the economy have hurt the country, while […]

Machiavelli in America

The joke about political science is that it’s not about politics, and it’s not a science. This would have surprised Aristotle, the ancient inventor of the field, and Machiavelli, its modern reinventor. Both believed politics were a means to the end Aristotle called a telos, an objective. For Aristotle, the telos was the cultivation of virtue and happiness […]

Of course courts have jurisdiction over the Alien Enemies Act

The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are attacking the Supreme Court for blocking attempts to deport illegal immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act before the alleged aliens can challenge the use of that authority in court. While the White House is right that the Supreme Court’s decision to issue such an order is […]

Trump admin cheers ‘important steps’ as Paraguay targets Iran and its terror proxies

The Trump administration praised Paraguay for designating Iran’s IRGC, Hamas and Hezbollah as terror groups, calling it a key move to cut off Tehran’s global terror reach.

Trump targets ActBlue for investigation of straw donors

President Trump is targeting ActBlue, the major online donation platform used by Democrats, by cracking down on "straw donors" or foreign campaign contributions, which he says the site has been involved in.

Trump makes probationary periods tougher for new federal workers

President Trump on Thursday ordered a new set of performance evaluations for federal workers during the probationary period of their employment.

Trump paves the way for deep-sea mining

President Trump is making moves for the United States to obtain the minerals in the seafloor, an offshore mining operation that some countries have banned.

Florida Senate’s Democratic leader says the state party is dead and he’s leaving it

The top Democrat in Florida's Senate is leaving his party, declaring that "the Democratic Party in Florida is dead."

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