Elon Musk fades into the background

Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the main characters on the Internet and across Washington day after day. Then the world’s richest man started to fade away. On Truth Social, where Trump is known for sharing his unfiltered thoughts, the president used to mention Musk every few days but now has not posted about him…

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Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, with metastasis to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday. Doctors diagnosed Biden last week with a prostate nodule after he experienced increasing urinary symptoms. By Friday, they diagnosed him with cancer. Biden’s office said the cancer…

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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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Rahm Emanuel on 2028: ‘I am in training’

Rahm Emanuel leaned into speculation about a 2028 presidential run on Wednesday. After hosts of ABC’s “The View” told him he sounded like a presidential contender, the former two-term Chicago mayor didn’t exactly deny it. “I am in training — I don’t know if I’ll make the Olympics,” said Emanuel, who served in both former…

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Top adviser blames Biden for Harris’ loss in new book

A top campaign aide to former Vice President Kamala Harris blames former President Joe Biden for Harris’ loss, saying “it’s all Biden” in a new book about the former commander in chief’s apparent deterioration during the 2024 race. The perspective shared by David Plouffe, who worked on Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign, underscores a frustration held…

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The Modi mantra

In what must rate as one of the most powerful speeches of his career, PM, in his address to the nation last night, effectively announced a new, emphatic Modi doctrine: no compromise with terrorism, no…

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