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…

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Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and Fighting the Establishment

California Rep. Ro Khanna is one of the Democratic Party’s key progressive voices, but he has no problem picking fights with his fellow Democrats or aligning himself with conservatives when he sees common ground. “I’m kind of blunt-spoken. I say what’s on my mind,” he tells POLITICO’s Dasha Burns. In this week’s episode, Khanna lays…

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Meta poaching talent from OpenAI hits meme status

Talent poaching doesn’t often go viral, but this story has all the right ingredients: Meta, OpenAI, and $100 million signing bonuses. Meta has been aggressively pursuing AI talent from top labs, mostly OpenAI, in an effort to get a leg up on its competition. The details of the developing story are so dramatic and foreign…

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