The long-distance spitting match between President Donald Trump’s Republican administration in Washington and California’s Democratic politicians in Sacramento over just about everything is either high drama or low comedy. Read more
Business and monetary interests may succeed where civil liberties arguments failed, bringing an end to the U.S.'s marijuana prohibition. And not a moment too soon. Read more
Late last month, Gov. Jerry Brown introduced a "deputy first dog" named Cali Brown. A brief video clip - posted on the Twitter feed of actual first dog Colusa Brown - showed the 2-month-old puppy running through the governor's office; the tweet drew more than 750 likes. This raises a number of issues, not least why a dog, even a governor's dog, should have a Twitter feed, but that's the world ... Read more
A collection of the best cartoons of the last week by The Washington Post Writers Group's award-winning roster of syndicated editorial cartoonists from across the nation. Read more