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16 hrs ago • 
Nick Anderson
The Big Event
MAGA’s Meltdown Over Mamdani Shows a Movement That Can’t Handle Reality
Nov 24 • 
Nick Anderson
Unpublished Sketch
This is a sketch from early last week, when Trump suddenly sprinted to the front of the parade and pretended he’d always supported releasing the Epstein…
Nov 24 • 
Nick Anderson
Time-Lapse Drawing: Lindsey Halligan
I liked this concept a lot, but I’m not sure it landed as well as I’d hoped.
Nov 22 • 
Nick Anderson
Things Happen
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Nov 20 • 
Nick Anderson
Accountability
There are many low points in Donald Trump’s America, but every so often he manages to tunnel just a little deeper, emerging proudly in a fresh cavern of…
Nov 19 • 
Nick Anderson
Epstein Files
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Nov 18 • 
Nick Anderson
Lindsey Halligan
In what might be the most predictable twist in the Comey prosecution circus, a federal magistrate judge has now suggested that Lindsey Halligan—the…
Nov 18 • 
Nick Anderson
Affordability Crisis?
On the Resolute Desk, the clock is impossible to miss.
Nov 17 • 
Nick Anderson
Time-Lapse Drawing: Affordable Care Act
As I mentioned earlier this week, I drew this cartoon in the middle of the night on a red-eye flight—and it ended up being one of my most popular recent…
Nov 14 • 
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Arc de Trump
Perhaps the truest homage to Donald Trump’s legacy would be a monument honoring his tireless efforts to hide the record of a child predator.Pen Strokes…
Nov 13 • 
Nick Anderson
Putting it All Together
It’s getting harder and harder to pretend there’s nothing to see.
Nov 12 • 
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