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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...

DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.

I was a member of LA teachers union — I know what it’s become

I used to pay dues to the teachers union. I believed in it — fair pay, having someone in your corner, all of it....

Newsom opposes the billionaire tax — but he can fight much harder

Gavin Newsom deserves praise for trying to stop the state’s wealth from fleeing — though he should be doing much more. Newsom has said he...

Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country

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Judge orders Trump administration to nix its ban on using Anthropic’s AI

The Trump administration likely broke the law when it banned the government from using the artificial intelligence tool Claude and forbade any contractors from doing business with its creator, Anthropic PBC, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees

A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are transferred out of state.

Trump orders DHS Secretary Mullin to pay TSA agents amid shutdown

President Trump on Thursday directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration officers amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Democratic congresswoman accused in hearing of siphoning COVID cash to her campaign

With President Trump putting a spotlight on fraud, Congress sought to make an example of one of its own members Thursday, holding a rare public hearing to accuse Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of siphoning millions of dollars of ill-gotten money into her campaigns.

House Ethics panel scrutinizes Cherfilus-McCormick in rare public hearing 

The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on Thursday to examine a swath of allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on charges that she used millions in improperly paid federal disaster funds to finance her campaign. The core of the alleged violations is that $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...

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