Editorial Cartoons

McCarthy and the GOP

Jeff Koterba Oct 2, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Freedom Caucus and Debt Limit Doom

Kevin Siers May 25, 2023 Dig deeper

Politics

The Party’s Over

Robert Reich Jan 3, 2023 Today's display shows that the GOP no longer has any reason for being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In House’s Yemen Vote, Congress Reasserts War-Making Powers

LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Feb 13, 2019 In a rebuke to the president, a resolution passes that could force the administration to withdraw U.S. troops from the embattled country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pushed by Voters, GOP Moderates Rebel on Immigration

ALAN FRAM and NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Jun 2, 2018 Across the country, centrist Republicans are under pressure to buck their party's hard-line stance on deportations and give "Dreamers" a path to citizenship. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Feuding Kleptocrats

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 27, 2017 While the power elites—inside and outside of government—squabble over corporate health insurance, they are demolishing the remnants of democratic institutions and programs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

As the Missions Creep in Iraq and Syria, Lawmakers Ask: Will We Ever Vote on War?

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams Nov 9, 2015 A bipartisan group of 35 House members issued an open letter calling for a congressional vote on war authorization "as quickly as possible." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )