On October 21 2025 John Darkow depicts Donald Trump operating a large excavator labeled TRUMP that is actively demolishing a classical building marked AMERICA. Rubble and dust scatter as the bucket strikes the structure. A quote about stars being allowed to do anything appears beside the cab. The scene references ongoing White House renovation discussions and executive actions in late 2025.
On October 14 2025 John Cole's cartoon depicts Supreme Court conservatives endorsing conversion therapy. The left panel shows a boy labeled gay transformed into straight. The right panel shows a president figure transformed into a robed and crowned king. The visual equates the therapy with an unconstitutional expansion of presidential power. The piece criticizes the court's conservative majority for enabling such shifts.
Arcadio Esquivel's cartoon presents three SALIDA doors with symbols of exile plane, prison bars, and coffin, faced by a mustached man. It captures dire choices in clean lines, fitting tags like Maduro, Venezuela, dictator. Dry humor underscores power's limits, primed for syndication.
The four-panel cartoon depicts a graduation speaker in academic robes addressing graduates. Visible text shows the speaker first shouting globalize the intifada then shifting to statements about free inquiry and campus safety. A silhouetted figure at a podium comments on public support and core values. The final panel returns to the speaker requesting more intifada.
The cartoon shows Uncle Sam in a vehicle marked TALKS pursuing and attempting to lasso a truck labeled NUCLEAR PROGRAM that carries missiles and is marked IRAN. The image responds to active US-Iran negotiations over nuclear enrichment and nonproliferation as of April 2025. It illustrates the challenge of reining in Iran's advancing program through diplomatic channels under current policy. The visual emphasizes pursuit and attempted control amid swirling motion lines and dust.
The cartoon depicts four figures resembling founding fathers at a table, drafting documents under an American flag. One speaks: 'We all agree to no king. But what about a three-term drama queen?' This clear satire targets trump and his third term ambitions, linking to January 6, election fraud, constitution, twentysecond amendment, and framers. The image uses dry humor to highlight contradictions in rejecting monarchy while entertaining extended presidencies for dramatic figures. Tags like drama and queen add a layer of witty insult, making it a sharp commentary on current political theater without overstepping visible elements.
Donald Trump appears in four panels building brick walls around a boat labeled USA. He places bricks resembling tariff barriers in sequence. The structure encloses the vessel completely. Final panel shows only ripples where the boat had floated. The sequence illustrates escalating trade restrictions active in early 2025.
The image shows founding fathers gathered around a table with documents. Speech bubbles raise concerns about an unelected foreign billionaire assuming leadership. The scene references recent election developments and growing influence of a prominent business figure aligned with the incoming administration.
On December 19 2024 Pat Bagley depicts Elon Musk driving a Cybertruck toward a debt cliff sign. Donald Trump and Mike Johnson ride as passengers who realize the doors are jammed. The image comments on ongoing disputes over government funding and the debt ceiling after the election.
The cartoon depicts a wire hanger against a plain background with a caption noting the election coming down to the wire. Published October 3, 2024, the image responds to ongoing state-level abortion referendums and restrictions following the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. It highlights concerns about limited hospital care for miscarriages and women traveling out of state for procedures. The visual draws on the hanger as a historical emblem of unsafe abortions. The piece arrives weeks before the presidential contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, where reproductive rights remain a key voter issue in multiple states.
