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Women of PBS NewsHour
WOMEN OF PBS NEWSHOUR by Taylor Jones, politicalcartoons.com
National Debt Scenic Overlook
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
Trump tariffs and Fed courts
TRUMP TARIFFS AND FED COURTS by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
House Budget Ball In Senate Court
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
U.S. Credit Rating Downgraded
Margolis/Cox, PoliticalCartoons.com
Big Beautiful Bill Leaves $3.8 Trillion Tab for Middle Class
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL COMES DUE by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon illustrates the rollout of a major GOP budget bill nicknamed the big beautiful bill. It shows billionaires in an exclusive club while a tuxedoed figure presents a $3.8 trillion debt scroll to a distressed man holding a please help sign. The piece critiques how tax cuts for the wealthy add trillions to the national debt with costs passed to middle and lower income groups.
May
21
2025
From DOGE to Dove
FROM DOGE TO DOVE by Jeff Koterba, politicalcartoons.com
US Credit Rating Downgrade
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
May
19
2025
PBS cuts
PBS CUTS by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Medicaid Pays Price For Trump Tax Cuts
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
Apr
29
2025
The Fed
Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com
Judge Dugan Cartoon Mocks Courtroom Aid to Illegal Immigrants
JUDGE DUGAN THWARTS IMMIGRATION LAW by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
The April 29 2025 cartoon by Gary McCoy shows Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan in an orange jumpsuit behind a barrier speaking on a red phone. A suited man on another phone offers assistance while a police officer stands nearby. The judge requests an illegal immigrant to smuggle her a file. The image references recent immigration enforcement actions and courtroom obstruction claims involving Judge Dugan and ICE operations under the Trump administration.
Democrat symbol embraces tattooed criminal figure on bench
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
The image shows a donkey figure affectionately embracing a heavily tattooed man marked with crimes including rape and murder. This responds to recent news on Democrat judges obstructing ICE arrests of illegal immigrants as of April 2025.
Elon Musk DOGE Figure Offers Protection to Federal Workers for Sacrifices
ELON MUSK'S PROMISES TO FEDERAL WORKERS by Alexandra Bowman, CagleCartoons.com
The cartoon shows a large bird figure labeled Elon plus DOGE addressing three mice on a branch. The bird promises protection in exchange for involuntary sacrifices. One mouse labeled MAGA supporting federal workers responds positively and points to another. The image references Department of Government Efficiency efforts and federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration as of April 2025.
Musk Torch Beside Burning Federal Building Raises Domestic Terror Irony
SPOT THE ‘DOMESTIC TERRORIST’ by John Cole, politicalcartoons.com
The April 23 2025 cartoon by John Cole contrasts a burning Tesla with a torch-bearing figure against a flaming Federal Government building beside Elon Musk holding a lit torch. It responds to recent DOGE efficiency drives and federal employee reductions under the Trump administration. The visual questions selective application of domestic terrorism rhetoric to critics versus implementers of spending cuts and agency restructuring.
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