On July 3 2026 Jimmy Margulies depicts Donald Trump dressed as Santa Claus pushing aside the emoluments clause in favor of holiday presents. Trump sits holding a document citing the Constitution ban on government corruption while gripping a large sack marked GRIFT filled with dollar signs. The speech bubble urges forgetting the emoluments clause to pursue the Santa clause instead. The image responds to ongoing debates about presidential business dealings and foreign payments during the holiday period.
A political cartoon depicts two children trick-or-treating at a suburban home on Halloween night during a government shutdown. One child dressed as the Statue of Liberty asks a woman on the porch for sandwiches because their parents worked for the government and now face furloughs. The scene references food banks and soup kitchens as families seek alternatives amid the shutdown.
The cartoon depicts two black figures labeled DOGE clashing with a leprechaun over a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. One DOGE figure lands inside the pot while the other reaches toward it. The leprechaun flies backward from an impact. This imagery responds to recent actions by the Department of Government Efficiency. The department led by Elon Musk has conducted reviews of federal spending and agency operations in early 2025. The visual frames these reviews as an intrusion on established resources.
A massive prison ball chained to an open manacle fills the frame, with JUNETEENTH spelled along the chain links and The Meaning in a corner box. The composition forces the viewer to complete the sentence -- Day makes the weight of slavery history the only definition that matters.
On October 25 2022 the cartoon shows two children in home buyer costumes trick or treating at a house for sale. Ghosts labeled rising interest rates and inflation stand in front scaring them away. Speech bubbles note the outfits may spook competition amid high costs.
Children run to their grandmother on a porch shouting Juneteenth is going to be a federal holiday. Grandma responds: Now if only they would quit throwing away your voting rights. Darkow ties celebration of Juneteenth recognition to the ongoing voting rights struggle that the Civil Rights generation fought for.
