Politics

Chris Taylor’s win doesn’t come as a surprise.

But his narrower-than-expected victory is still giving Democrats reason to celebrate.

Piker has been accused by Democrats and Republicans of making antisemitic and pro-terrorist comments.

The former Fox News host also slammed the U.S. president for “mocking” Islam during a scathing critique.

During his campaign, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a historic number of volunteers who canvassed on his behalf.

"We don't want to be fighting foreign wars while you're taking away our health care," Maryland's governor said.

Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker

Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last four months beating the auto-insurance affordability drum and fighting the trial lawyers and unconvinced lawmakers who stand in her way.

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.

Nuclear rockets, moon bases and NASA’s Mars plan lead image

The poll asked respondents about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., MAHA and the politics of both.

Republicans wanted a clear message on the war from Trump. Instead, some feel like they got the runaround.

Their infighting is complicating the party's chances of defeating Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Surpassing 1 million deportations this year hinges on worksite enforcement — which would enrage farm and construction groups (and possibly voters).

VoteVets Action Fund’s $250,000 ad campaign targeting vulnerable GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden represents an escalation in Democrats’ efforts to hammer Republicans over the war.

The musician, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, posted a video of an Army helicopter flying low outside his residence Saturday.

Dozens of military veterans running for Congress across the country have now adapted their campaign messaging to befit a nation at war.

The former GOP representative wants to retake his House seat in South Carolina’s Charleston area after losing to a Trump-backed challenger in 2018.

A new POLITICO Poll finds cracks in the coalition that helped put HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump in office.

She is back on the campaign trail after a 2024 multimillion-dollar campaign by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee unseated her.