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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...

Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key ruling at appeals court

DETROIT (AP) — The ousted former leader of the Michigan Republican Party lost a key court ruling Thursday in her effort to regain the...

Michigan ‘uncommitted’ vote fuels hope for third-party advocates

Michigan’s election results are giving third-party sympathizers hope after a portion of voters protested against President Biden’s reelection at the polls. While Biden swept the state overall, the double digit “uncommitted” number pointed to a strong appetite for a potential alternative in November as resentment with the president builds over everything from his age to...

Democrats press GOP on IVF after Alabama ruling

Democrats are going on offense over access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), looking to hold Republicans' feet to the fire and force them to answer uncomfortable questions about the full impact of fetal personhood. In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, Republicans have publicly spoken up to say they fully support IVF. ...

Biden to sell first term accomplishments at State of the Union

President Biden will use his State of the Union address next Thursday to tout his accomplishments during his first three years in office as he looks to make his case to the public in pursuit of a second term. A White House official told The Hill that Biden will use the speech to lay out...

With McConnell stepping down, GOP faces Trump civil war

The race to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is laying bare the power struggle between pro-Trump and anti-Trump Republicans in the Senate. GOP lawmakers aligned closely with the former president are urging any candidate wanting to succeed McConnell to embrace Trump. Other Republican senators want McConnell’s successor to keep a healthy distance from...

Far from the border, Mexico’s safest state is moving closer to the US

Mexico's safest state is betting big on nearshoring, hoping to attract foreign investors who are weary of the rising criminality and government corruption in other parts of the country. Yucatán, a state that occupies about a third of its namesake peninsula, has historically been low-crime in part because it is geographically isolated from the rest...

Harvard faces subpoena deadline in House antisemitism probe. Here’s what to know

Harvard University is staring down a Monday deadline after the House Education Committee issued unprecedented subpoenas against school officials in its investigation into antisemitism on the elite college’s campus, sparking concerns of deteriorating academic freedom. The GOP-controlled panel and Harvard have battled for months over documents lawmakers requested that dive into how students have been...

Senate Republicans warm up to Mayorkas impeachment trial over border concerns

Senate Republicans are coming out in favor of holding an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis.

GOP hardliners furious at Johnson for passing another short-term spending bill with Dems: ‘Usual c–p’

House Freedom Caucus members and their allies are frustrated that GOP leaders passed another extension of the previous fiscal year's government funding.

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