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Cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
02:39 PM on 05/17/2026 Politico Top Stories

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From autonomous weapons to workforce disruption, the stakes around AI are rising. Trump’s AI adviser insists the answer isn’t slowing down.
06:16 AM on 05/17/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has spent a year enraging Canadians. Is a détente now possible?
02:00 AM on 05/17/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap
10:07 PM on 05/17/2026 ABC Politics

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Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts
10:07 PM on 05/17/2026 ABC Politics

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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is fighting for his political life in Saturday's primary against a challenger who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump
07:01 PM on 05/16/2026 ABC Politics

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The president is caught between pleasing ranchers, a loyal GOP constituency and addressing voters' affordability concerns.
03:45 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Previously unreported details of negotiations come as the White House grapples with challenges from the emergence of Mythos.
06:25 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Democrats and at least one powerful Republican still have concerns about Mullin’s leadership of the department.
11:57 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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The justices turned down the longshot emergency appeal without comment.
06:41 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Managers received notices Friday that job classifications were changing.
07:33 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Tina Peters allowed a far-right activist to access her county’s election system to help efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
04:58 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Army leaders also appeared taken aback by the administration’s abrupt action.
12:07 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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President Donald Trump returns from his two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with hints of deals but no progress on key issues that vex the U.S.-China relationship.
02:47 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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The former Atlanta mayor has dominated primary polls for months, but Democrats are concerned her political baggage will tank their chances this fall.
04:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Ottawa and Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a pact to fast-track a pipeline carrying more than 1 million barrels of oil a day to the Pacific.
03:55 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Ahead of his new memoir, the former senator looks back on nearly 60 years of public service, the presidents he’s served and Trump’s GOP.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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Kyle Diamantas, who was elevated to FDA acting commissioner earlier this week, is telling anti-abortion groups he asked to be taken off a case defending Planned Parenthood due to moral objections.
12:05 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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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 of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
04:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories

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