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• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
  July 31, 2026 by By POLITICO Staff
  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 […]
• FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters
  July 31, 2026
  FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters lead image
• Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race
  July 30, 2026 by By Meredith Lee Hill and Tyler Katzenberger
  Shortly after, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed it was investigating allegations that Barnes had leveraged his role within the state Democratic party to have sexual encounters with young women.
• Poll: Trump’s MAGA voters would stick by a candidate through the most serious of scandals
  July 30, 2026 by By Erin Doherty
  Most of President Donald Trump’s MAGA base say they’d still vote for a GOP candidate when confronted with an array of scandals — more so than Republican voters writ large or Democrats.
• Two looming primaries will test pro-Israel Democrats’ role in the party
  July 30, 2026 by By Aaron Pellish, Lisa Kashinsky and Andrew Howard
  The race for Michigan Senate and Missouri's 1st District has turned into referendums on the Democratic Party's once unwavering support for the longtime U.S. ally.
• Stevens to El-Sayed: ‘Thank you for clarifying that you didn’t call me an ogre’
  July 28, 2026 by By Aaron Pellish
  The two faced off in the final Michigan Democratic primary debate hours after POLITICO published a leaked recording of El-Sayed.
• ‘I've never lost:’ Rahm Emanuel makes his case for the White House
  July 28, 2026
  ‘I've never lost:’ Rahm Emanuel makes his case for the White House lead image
• El-Sayed comes under fire for 'ogre on a pike' leaked comment
  July 27, 2026 by By Liz Crampton
  The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democrats.
• How Republicans plan to conquer Troy Jackson
  July 26, 2026 by By Irie Sentner and Ali Bianco
  Republicans have 100 days to sink the newly-minted Democratic Maine Senate nominee — and they're throwing everything they have at him.
• In South Texas, Paxton tests the limits of Trump’s Hispanic coalition
  July 25, 2026 by By Liz Crampton
  A visit to the Rio Grande Valley reveals a border community buckling under the weight of Republicans’ immigration policies.
• Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens for Michigan Senate seat
  July 24, 2026 by By Liset Cruz
  Whitmer waded into one of the highest-profile ideological battles within the Democratic Party.
• Dems pick South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar
  July 24, 2026 by By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Aaron Pellish and Lisa Kashinsky
  The state edged Nevada to be first, marking a major shift from past primary schedules