The cartoon depicts the Chicago Bean sculpture reflecting numerous ICE agents in formation. A woman stands in the foreground holding a bag. The image responds to immigration enforcement operations active in Chicago around early October 2025.
On October 4 2025 the cartoon depicts Donald Trump in a jester costume confronting Xi Jinping outside a house stacked with Chinese made Halloween goods. The scene highlights the impact of proposed tariffs on imported holiday products and resulting higher consumer prices in the United States.
The image shows the Supreme Court building with its columns replaced by caricatures of six justices. Each column bears a head resembling John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and one additional figure. The entablature carries the inscription Trump Family Lawyers. The scene coincides with the first Monday in October 2025 when the court opens its new term.
In a cartoon published September 29 2025 two girls converse in a sandbox about Halloween plans. The child on the right states she wanted to dress as a clown but her parents feared Trump would take it personally. The background includes playground equipment and greenery under a clear sky. The image references ongoing political tensions around the former and potential future president. Artist Christopher Weyant signed the work for the Boston Globe.
Signs labeled First Amendment and free speech stand upright in two trash cans outside a government building. A mailbox marked D.TRUMP sits to the left on the lawn. Flies hover over the cans while the sun shines above.
Graeme MacKay's cartoon captures a state visit dinner scene with figures at a table adorned with candelabras, where a caricature resembling Donald Trump boasts about unique accomplishments. The lower panel shifts to a United Nations setting with a banner reading 'Recognizing Palestinian Statehood,' showing delegates toasting, while outside, Trump and another figure, addressed as Bibi, dismiss the event as meaningless symbolism. Incorporating tags like Allies, Palestine, United Nations, Statehood, Recognition, and Peace, the artwork highlights contrasts in diplomatic perceptions. The composition uses split panels to juxtapose formal pomp with cynical realpolitik, emphasizing themes of symbolic gestures versus substantive policy in the Israel-Gaza conflict context.
