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cartoon carousel Every week, political cartoonists from across the country and across the political spectrum apply their inky skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies, and other shocking events in the world of politics. The fruits of this labor are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and infuriate readers of all political persuasions. Here's a deal on the best of this week's crop, fresh from the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. By POLITICAL STAFF 05/19/2023 04:30am EDT

Republicans stood their ground, overriding Cooper's veto days later. It was last Saturday that Cooper announced his veto of SB20 at a rally in Raleigh, NC | Photo by Hannah Schoenbaum/AP “Not a single Republican stepped forward,” Cooper told Capehart. “Not a single Republican followed through on a campaign promise to protect women's reproductive freedom like they said they would. And thus, he has unified the Republicans who are all together in an assault on women's reproductive freedom." The new law, It will enter into force on July 1., bans most abortions in North Carolina at 12 weeks, a sharp…

And they had easy access to the White House with Ron Klain as Biden's chief of staff. They are now in the minority and far from the negotiating room where Joe Biden is trying to make a budget deal with Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling. Their main fight is trying to prevent the president from caving in to McCarthy on what they see as draconian budget cuts and policies that would weaken the social safety net. And in the White House, it is no longer very clear who they should call. AOC is well aware of these changing…