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‘I hate to be explaining every single thing,’ said the Tejano singer and DCCC darling about controversial social media comments and his past work relationship with a sex offender.

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.

His loss makes him the second Donald Trump-endorsed candidate to lose a primary this week.

Dasha Burns presses Mike Johnson on the economy, Iran and Trump's agenda lead image

“We absolutely need every single vote, and we’ll be fighting to earn every single vote,” Francesca Hong said in an exclusive interview with POLITICO.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says the president has "betrayed us all."

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is trying to patch things up with moderates. And some party leaders have already started to file behind him.

Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.

Rep. Shri Thanedar lost to democratic socialist state Rep. Donavan McKinney as progressives continue their romp of primary wins this year.

It’s a clear signal that the ascendant left can win primaries in key battlegrounds and carries massive implications for 2028.

The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.

Rep. Wesley Bell defeated Cori Bush for a second cycle in a row.

Julian Beaudion is the third Democrat to drop out of a Senate race after facing pressure from his party to bow out for a more promising independent candidate.

But ahead of the direction-defining Michigan Senate primary, the broader progressive movement is still fighting between Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna.

The rematch between Rep. Wesley Bell and Cori Bush puts the U.S.-Israel relationship under scrutiny.

Pete Buttigieg shares his theory for how Democrats can win over cherry ice cream lead image

A strong performance across the Senate race and two House primaries would bolster the left’s argument that its message has potency in a key battleground.

John James has Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement and leads in the polls. Can he fight back a last-minute grassroots revolt?

Democrats’ hopes to flip the Senate may hinge on the Texas candidate’s strategy to win back male voters.

Republican and Democratic rivals are attacking each other over their positions on data center development in the final stretch of the primary.

But Alani Bankhead in Montana and Julian Beaudion in South Dakota say they have no plans to clear the way for independents in their races.

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.

FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters lead image

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.

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.

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.

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 lead image

The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democrats.

Republicans have 100 days to sink the newly-minted Democratic Maine Senate nominee — and they're throwing everything they have at him.

A visit to the Rio Grande Valley reveals a border community buckling under the weight of Republicans’ immigration policies.

Whitmer waded into one of the highest-profile ideological battles within the Democratic Party.