Former President Joe Biden said he takes “responsibility” for Donald Trump’s return to the White House and accused his successor of failing to protect the interests of the country. Sitting for his first live television interview since leaving office, Biden was asked on “The View” if he felt responsible for Trump’s victory. “Yes, I do, […]
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John Fetterman finds himself increasingly alone
John Fetterman has long been on a political island — and now his tendency to rebuff professional relationships is coming back to bite him. Few fellow Democrats have rushed to Fetterman’s defense after an explosive article in New York magazine reported that current and former staffers are seriously concerned about his mental and physical health. […]
Senate Republicans face challenges as they aim to keep their majority
Brian Kemp’s decision not to run for Senate isn’t just a setback for Republicans in Georgia. It is the latest sign that the GOP’s prospects across the Senate map are far less certain than just a few months ago. It could turn worse, too, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs cause global market chaos ahead of […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp passes on running for Senate
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will not run for Senate in 2026, according to three people familiar with his decision. The popular Republican would have been a prime recruit against first-term Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. “I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and my family,” Kemp […]
Ruben Gallego travels to Pennsylvania amid 2028 shadow primary
Ruben Gallego is setting off to a key battleground state to speak with voters this week, a sign the Arizona senator may have higher ambitions as some Democrats float him as a potential 2028 presidential candidate. Gallego will headline a May 10 town hall in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a pivotal bellwether that President Donald Trump […]
Youngkin went to war with an openly gay GOP candidate. He lost this round.
The blast radius from the controversy surrounding Virginia’s Republican lieutenant governor candidate expanded this week, when a top political aide to Gov. Glenn Youngkin stepped down from his post.His departure was the latest event in a week of turmoil that has pitted Republican leaders in the state against the GOP’s grassroots, upending a party that […]
Wes Moore is doing everything to lay the groundwork for a presidential bid. But he insists he’s ‘not running.’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is set to travel to the early primary state of South Carolina at the end of this month to headline the state party’s influential Blue Palmetto Dinner, according to plans shared first with POLITICO. He’s delivering a commencement speech at the historically black Lincoln University on Sunday in Pennsylvania, a key […]
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 of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best […]
May 2025
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
‘Not concerned’: Republicans dismiss Canada’s rejection of Trump
It was a wholesale rebuke of Donald Trump. But Republicans are shrugging off the Canadian election results — a race that favored conservatives until it became a referendum on the president — as a warning sign for their party. The cementing of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party into power on Monday served as an […]
