TIME’s photo editors bring you the best political pictures from May.
Toronto Mayor Singlehandedly Makes Canadian Politics Interesting Again
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford—Canada’s Sarah Palin—is accused of smoking crack.
Chris Christie Remembers “Fighter” Frank Lautenberg
The New Jersey Governor remarks on the death of the World War II veteran serving in Congress. “Sen. Lautenberg fought for the things he believed in and sometimes he fought just because he liked to.”
How to Fix the Post Office: Keep the ‘Last Mile,’ Outsource the Rest
A proposal to create a “hybrid” United States Postal Service would keep postal workers on their routes while allowing private companies to compete for mail collection, transportation, and processing.
Romney Transition Team Flummoxed By Gmail
Mitt Romney’s transition team had plans to inject a heavy dose of corporate America into the federal government, but first they had to adjust to a new email system. Its name? Gmail.
$272,000
— What the Army calls a "signing bonus," here, for psychiatrists who agree to don an Army uniform.
“The Obama administration is in an unexpected and sharp state of decline...What there is of an Obama agenda... [has] practically no chance of passage.”
— Fred Barnes, executive editor of the Weekly Standard, in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
Morning Must Reads: June 3
In the news: college Republicans, piecemeal immigration, IRS conferences, a deficit deal, Detroit’s downfall, the temporary farm subsidy program, Iraqi Kurdistan, and the Strategy Group for Media.
The Dirtiest, Nastiest, Low-Down Campaign In America: Cuccinelli vs. McAuliffe
While not all of the nastiness is the fault of the candidates, the race for Virginia governor has turned into the ugliest campaign in the country this year.
Florida Hospital Takes a Step Toward Price Transparency
Miami’s Mount Sinai Medical Center has pledged to publicly disclose its price contracts with insurers
Mitt Romney Inc.: The White House That Never Was
Behind the scenes of the Romney administration that might have been
Fox’s Megyn Kelly Alpha-Dogs Working-Mom Critic Erick Erickson
After an all-male Fox panel lamented female breadwinners, Fox anchor Megyn Kelly rips pundits Erick Erickson and Lou Dobbs.
Obama Kicks Off Campaign to Stop Student Loan Spike
As another student-loan showdown gets underway, Republicans may be in better position to win the political skirmish.