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Phil Hands

Madison

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  • 6 days ago | madison.com | Phil Hands

    President Donald Trump is pushing America toward a constitutional crisis. He has refused to comply with court orders requiring his administration to repatriate an immigrant who was wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador without any due process. Our nation has thrived on a system of checks and balances for nearly 250 years. But it only works if the president follows the Constitution, and Trump doesn't appear to want to do that.

  • 1 week ago | madison.com | Phil Hands

    The iconic sunburst chairs are returning to the Memorial Union Terrace, meaning that winter is officially over in Madison. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack

  • 1 week ago | madison.com | Phil Hands

    Despite promises that he would bring down inflation once he was elected, egg prices have remained stubbornly high during President Donald Trump's administration. This means the Easter Bunny may have to find a substitute for this year's Easter baskets. Thankfully, for Trump and the Easter Bunny, kids have always preferred the candy eggs to the real things. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack

  • 1 week ago | madison.com | Phil Hands

    The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has identified two GOP-held congressional districts that it plans to target in the upcoming 2026 election. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie Du Chien, has made a name for himself as a hothead and combative defender of Donald Trump, while U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janeville, has done little to distinguish himself from his predecessor (and former boss), Paul Ryan.

  • 2 weeks ago | madison.com | Phil Hands

    Donald Trump declared April 2, the day he announced new tariffs on just about every nation in the world, to be "Liberation Day."The new taxes on foreign goods have sent stock prices plummeting and thrown businesses into disarray. Shortly after the tariffs were imposed, hundreds of auto workers were placed on furlough. So far Trump's tariffs have only liberated workers from their paychecks and investors from their money.

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Phil Hands
Phil Hands @PhilHands
9 Apr 25

Donald Trump's tariffs are liberating workers from their paychecks in my latest cartoon for the @WiStateJournal. https://t.co/nXlDdf6R02 https://t.co/9PTezgFrN1

Phil Hands
Phil Hands @PhilHands
6 Apr 25

Oscar Fox wants to find a better way to pick Supreme Court justices in my latest Mendota Marsh comic for the @WiStateJournal. https://t.co/4X4JryrFX7 https://t.co/XYRwCZ8hl8

Phil Hands
Phil Hands @PhilHands
3 Apr 25

Elon Musk can't buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in my latest cartoon for the @WiStateJournal. https://t.co/2rV60uJRsB