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Can France Fix Its Debt Problem?

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Klobuchar Could Cost Minnesota Republicans Their Shot

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Cartoon Carousel The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics | By POLITICO STAFF 01/16/2026 05:00 AM EST

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.