A new political cartoon depicts Donald Trump redefining voter ID requirements at a polling place. The former president, shown in a white suit and hat, gestures toward a sign stating I.D. REQUIRED while a bird labeled JIM 2.0 smirks nearby. The bird's speech bubble states that I.D. stands for I DECIDE who gets to vote. Trump chuckles at the line. The image, published July 8, 2026, uses the Jim Crow reference to comment on ongoing debates over voter identification laws and access to the ballot. The cartoon ties the visual to concerns that such rules could limit participation in elections.
On July 4, 2026, a cartoon shows Founding Fathers in colonial dress at wooden desks with papers, one central figure speaking about rejecting a self-proclaimed king and wondering about America in 250 years, while a Republican elephant in matching attire holds back a reply beside an American flag.
Multiple figures resembling Donald Trump carry a large white flag on a pole while walking across a field of rubble toward a wooden sign labeled Iran. The group advances from left to right under a dark sky. Each figure wears a dark suit with red tie and appears in similar pose holding the flag staff.
The cartoon depicts a caricature of a man with blond hair and red tie standing in a sandy desert landscape. He points toward the right side of the image where a faint circular swirl appears in the sky. A large speech bubble above him contains the text LOOK! OVER THERE! THE IRAN DEAL!! NOW DO YOU BELIEVE ME?! The figure wears torn white shirt, blue shorts, and blue shoes. Barbed wire fence posts line the horizon under a clear blue sky. The artist's signature appears in the lower right.
On June 29 2025 Gary McCoy depicts Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington gathered around a table. Franklin holds the Declaration and proposes altering the pursuit of happiness line to reference big ol awesome fireworks. Jefferson and Washington agree the change means the same thing and cheer the idea. The scene plays on July Fourth themes near the holiday.
A political cartoon from May 25, 2025, depicts a Republican elephant figure as a doctor administering a massive syringe labeled Medicaid cuts into a man marked poor and sick. The elephant holds a clipboard titled GOP Beautiful Bill. Speech text notes possible pain at the injection site. The image criticizes proposed funding reductions under GOP leadership including Mike Johnson and ties to Trump-era policies affecting healthcare access for vulnerable populations.
On July 2 2024 the image responds to the Supreme Court ruling granting broad presidential immunity. Three figures in period dress react as a labeled paper airplane approaches one of them.
On June 14, 2024, cartoonist John Darkow created a Father's Day illustration showing a young blonde girl in a red top and striped skirt looking up at her tall father. She holds his hand and declares she will always look up to him no matter how tall she gets. The drawing includes the greeting Happy Father's Day in the lower right along with the artist's signature and Cagle Cartoons credit.
On August 30 2010 Angel Boligan depicts an immigrant figure whose clothing merges the Mexican and American flags. The upper body carries a bundle on a stick under a wide hat while the lower body shows the Mexican flag and sandals. The image responds to ongoing debates over Arizona border enforcement and migration flows from Mexico.
The drawing shows a lone figure stepping over a strand of barbed wire. The person carries a bundle on a shoulder pole and appears to move from one side to the other. Publication occurred in 2007 during ongoing debates over border crossings.
