Voters in 2004 enacted strict rules for ballot measures that require spending, and the GOP-backed immigration enforcement bill doesn’t address them. By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror Arizona Republicans want to give local police officers permission to arrest migrants, but there’s no plan to cover the costs that law enforcement officials...

The month of June marks two notable celebrations: Black Music Month, also known as African American Music Appreciation Month, which was created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. From the turn of the 20th century and into the rise of the recording of Black musicians, the chitlin’ circuit,...

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Campaign Action

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet. We begin today with Katie S. Phang of MSNBC and the novel legal theory behind the successful prosecution of the shoe salesman by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The Manhattan...

The most important thing Ukraine needed to protect its second-largest city wasn’t more missiles, more artillery, or even F-16s. It was permission to use weapons from the United States on targets across the border in Russia. Ukraine quietly got that permission this week, as President Joe Biden agreed to allow Ukraine to target Russian forces near...

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Campaign Action