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Rep. Don Beyer listens to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speak at a campaign event for Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. | Photo by Andrew Harnik/AP The Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in the decades-long quest to recreate on Earth the process that powers the Sun: nuclear fusion. To simplify a bit, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California recently shot a bunch of lasers at a piece of hydrogen. The lasers used 2.05 megajoules of energy to hit the hydrogen. The resulting reaction produced 3 megajoules of energy. For the first time in the history of fusion…

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 12/16/2022 07:25amEST

But the main attraction, obviously, was Trump. He received a standing ovation after delivering a rousing affirmation of gay rights not often heard in the Republican Party. “We are fighting for the gay community, and we are fighting and fighting hard,” said the former president and 2024 candidate. “With the help of many of the people here tonight over the past few years, our movement has made incredible strides, What you guys have accomplished here is incredible." Throughout the night, speakers praised Trump for embracing the gay community. They credited him for his initiatives to combat the criminalization of homosexuality,…

“We didn't get significant donations like we had hoped last month, so we ended up using $100,000 of our reserve just to break even,” he said. “If I were you, I would be looking for another job. … I want everyone on this team to go out on the market to see if they can get another job just in case.” Although DFA was in deep trouble before Simpson left for California, his lack of substantial donor outreach and personal time off at that critical time was the culmination of the organization's demise, according to the five former employees and…