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Trump backs Florida state senator to lead RNC
President Donald Trump is backing Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters to chair the Republican National Committee and replace Michael Whatley as he runs for Senate in North Carolina. Trump announced his support Thursday in a Truth Social post about Whatley, who is expected to publicly announce his Senate candidacy in the coming days. “Fortunately, I…
‘South Park’ skewers Trump over Epstein files, depicts him in bed with Satan
After a two-year break, “South Park” returned to TV on Wednesday night with an explosive episode aimed squarely at Donald Trump that depicted the president in bed with Satan and referenced Jeffrey Epstein. The start of the new season of “South Park” was delayed by several weeks while the Paramount network secured a deal worth…
FDA Commissioner has ‘no preconceived plans’ for abortion pill policies | The Conversation
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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 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…
Roy Cooper to jump into North Carolina Senate race Monday
Roy Cooper is expected to announce his campaign for the North Carolina Senate as soon as Monday, according to two people directly familiar with the former governor’s decision. The popular, former two-term governor’s entrance into the Senate race — for a seat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is leaving open with his announcement last month that…
Josh Shapiro joins Mamdani pile-on, saying candidate failed to condemn antisemitic rhetoric
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has joined fellow Democrats in criticizing Zohran Mamdani, the progressive candidate for mayor of New York whose past comments on Israel have cost him support from within the party. Mamdani has failed to condemn “blatantly antisemitic” rhetoric, Shapiro said in an interview with Jewish Insider published Wednesday. “You have to speak…
K Street rakes in record cash thanks to Trump
The first six months of President Donald Trump’s term have produced a cash cow of historic magnitude for the lobbying industry, with record-breaking demand for help navigating the administration’s constant stream of policy pronouncements — or trying to avoid becoming a pay-for in the GOP’s megabill. The result is a new set of power brokerse…
‘Those days are over’: Trump books draw lackluster sales
President Donald Trump promised Americans they would get tired of winning — for now, it appears they are getting tired of reading about him. Trump’s first term saw books authored by prominent journalists sell hundreds of thousands of copies each as the public rushed to learn the inside details of Trump’s norm-shattering presidency. But similar…
Ben Jacobs on what Deja Foxx’s loss means for Democrats | The Conversation
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