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“They act like barbarians, killing and raping our white women,” Ryan Higgins wrote in response to tabloid coverage of sexual crimes allegedly committed by immigrants in Europe.

James Talarico and his Republican opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, have different approaches to healthcare. Talarico wants all Americans to be able to join Medicare; Paxton proposed a $25,000 tax deduction for out-of-pocket medical expenses.

Higher voter turnout will likely push several of the parties in Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc below the electoral threshold — making it harder for the prime minister to reach a 61-seat majority in parliament.

Puzzling pattern. Elections that go Donald Trump's way are legitimate. Elections that favor his opponents are a result of widespread voter fraud fueled by a vast deep-state conspiracy. If the latter were true, wouldn't Democrats win every election?

“I think there is only one way to settle this: roast battle on the White House lawn, live. I’ll call Jeff Ross and make this happen tomorrow.” — JIMMY KIMMEL, referring to a comedian known as the “Roastmaster General”

Voters should keep in mind Donald Trump’s failure to keep his campaign promises, his attempts to undermine American democracy and his flagrant corruption. They should be thinking of the Republican Party’s acquiescence to this abuse of power, and they should hold Republicans accountable.

On one side, an ever more strident and violent nationalism, messianic in tone. On the other, a diverse nation believing in the charter of Israel’s foundation in 1948, which calls for “complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants, irrespective of religion, race or sex.”

When democracy dies. Otto Dix’s “Woman with Red Hat” (1921). Popular during the Weimar Republic, Dix was an early target of the Nazis. When Hitler took power, Dix was declared a degenerate artist, briefly jailed and ordered to paint only apolitical landscapes.

Get in line with Kenton Nelson’s “Hillstop” (2019).

In Nazi Germany, turning in or denouncing your neighbor was a common practice that relied heavily on ordinary citizens reporting peers to the Gestapo or party officials out of fear, personal grudges, ideology, or material gain.

Irish editorial cartoonist Mick O’Hara believes that a mafioso Donald Trump will do everything in his power to overturn the midterm election results.

Editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett weighs in on Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy resorting to character assassination in challenging the credibility of Dr. Amy Acton, a survivor of child sexual abuse.

Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones responds to the new Republican ad airing nationally that accuses liberal Americans of being racist against whites.

Editorial cartoonist Dennis Goris suggests voting for a Democrat will go a long way toward transparency, and uncovering why Donald Trump is mentioned an astonishing 38,000 times in the Epstein files.

Editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez is repulsed by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff gushing over Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling the ruthless U.S. adversary a great humanitarian.

(Gadi) Eisenkot = way. (There is one “way” to bring about change in Israel. Replace Benjamin Netanyahu.)

If my cat could vote.

“This is a strange time,” said Chris Stringer, a paleoanthropologist at the Natural History Museum in London. “Why are we the last ones left, and what happened to all the others?”

When you cast your ballot, remember it was Republican lawmakers who enabled Donald Trump to slap tariffs on your products, launch the Iran war, estrange America’s closest allies and enrich himself and his family by roughly $4 billion.

Interesting priorities as fuel and grocery prices hammer Americans, and Russia pummels Ukraine.

“If Abdul and the Democrats win, they will open the floodgates and invite hordes of jihadis to our shores, creating a nightmare of violence and terror until you cannot even have a Christmas,” Donald Trump ranted. What's next? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is eating his neighbors' pets.

In a nutshell, as Donald Trump has increased his family wealth by $4 billion, filling up a basic Ford F-150 truck now costs more than $100. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that have depressed home sales. And for the past 12 months, consumer prices have risen faster than paychecks.

Shades of Jan. 6? Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger supported by Donald Trump, has refused to accept his election defeat and claims it was the result of "foul play."

A sympathetic message as Americans are getting hammered at the gas pump? "The United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars," Donald Trump said. "I don't give a damn, I'm going to say it — we're making a freaking fortune."

Victims are not faceless. Lina Blitz was arrested by the Nazis in occupied Antwerp and deported in 1942 to Auschwitz, where she starved to death.

Get a move on with Giacomo Balla’s “Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash” (1912).

Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich takes an ailing country’s temperature.

“A Lesson for the World.” The Brazilian editorial cartoonist known as Custodio celebrates President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory over Trump-backed Flávio Bolsonaro.

“You are a humanitarian.” Dutch editorial cartoonist Jean Gouders: “Trump turning against Ukraine once more….sucking up to Putin…makes one wonder what Putin has on him.”

International editorial cartoonists celebrate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election triumph over Trump-backed Flávio Bolsonaro, who was seen as an authoritarian fascist option.

Ouch!

Informative profile.

Interesting.

A helpful guide to understanding how the Israeli election works.

(Free article) Trust in America is collapsing. Watching the abandonment of Ukraine, Donald Trump's feckless behavior, his cozying up to dictators and undermining of NATO, countries around the world believe America's promises are worthless.

From Russian President Vladimir Putin and Novatek, a Russian energy giant under U.S. sanctions, with love.

In a war that Donald Trump has claimed more than 40 times has already been won, U.S. intelligence officials brace for Iranian attacks and Trump is expected to launch a new offensive after the midterm elections.

Editorial cartoonist Bill Bramhall believes JD Vance has successfully slid to a new low in defending Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy weaponizing child-rape charges against the victim.

“Furious Musk.” Austrian editorial cartoonist Marian Kamensky is troubled by the power of Elon Musk, who, at the request of Donald Trump, withheld critical Starlink capabilities, allowing Russian missiles and drones to pummel Kyiv.

Canadian editorial cartoonist Dave Whamond weighs in on Donald Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine — and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the ruthless U.S. adversary who is pulling Trump’s strings.

Collateral damage

Remember when many Americans believed the false claims that Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating people’s pets was hitting rock bottom?

Since taking office again, Donald Trump has exempted 202 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico from clean-air regulations. Some were among the country’s worst industrial polluters.

Enjoy Artem Tolstukhin’s “Smile of Giaconda” (2011).

Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones isn’t surprised that Donald Trump, who is accused in the Epstein files of sexually molesting a young teenager, is defending Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad attacking the credibility of his opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, who was raped by her step father.

Turkish editorial cartoonist Lutfu Cakin believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is choreographing Donald Trump’s foreign policy — abandoning Ukraine and driving a wedge between America and its European allies.

Afghan editorial cartoonist Shahid Atiqullah takes a dim view of Donald Trump abandoning Ukraine for the price of diesel.

“Bias.” Canadian editorial cartoonist Jason Lutes has an interesting perspective on American shootings: “For some (idiots), if they can't impose their bias (hatred) it's a mystery.”

Furious that Donald Trump and his family have enriched themselves by roughly $4 billion while millions of Americans are suffering the financial burden of his tariffs and war on Iran? Then vote.

In Nevada, a similar effort fizzled. The Trump administration claimed 16,000 noncitizen voters. Later, it was slashed to 185. The bottom line was zero found.