With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, former President Donald Trump has intensified efforts to shape Republican candidate slates through endorsements and public pressure. Party primaries have become battlegrounds where loyalty tests determine survival. The cartoon portrays this dynamic as a deliberate culling of the herd, with Trump positioned as the decisive figure deciding which GOP members advance. Critics argue the approach risks alienating voters and weakening the party's broader appeal in November contests.
government purge
Aug
12
2026
Democratic Party figures have grown concerned that the traditional big tent coalition is contracting as radical leftists consolidate control over the party's direction and messaging. The shift sidelines moderates and narrows the range of acceptable views within the organization. This dynamic raises questions about the party's ability to maintain broad electoral appeal in upcoming cycles. The editorial takes the position that the exclusionary turn is self-defeating and accelerates the party's isolation from mainstream voters.
Jul
28
2026
Donald Trump appears in a wooded setting with a MAGA supporter holding an open bag. Trump gestures ahead and vows to drive evil communists into the trap. The image frames the effort as a classic snipe hunt, highlighting the futility of the promised purge.
Mar
23
2026
A new political cartoon by Steve Greenberg depicts a Republican elephant adorned with buttons promoting the SAVE Act, mail-in voting restrictions, gerrymandering, voter intimidation and purges of voting rolls. The elephant holds an altered voter identification card listing a fictional Democrat named Noah Minorities at an address in Suppressionville. The image responds to ongoing debates over the SAVE Act and state-level voting changes proposed by Republicans ahead of future elections. Critics argue such measures disproportionately affect minority and Democratic voters while supporters say they protect election integrity.
Two anthropomorphic Republican elephants stand before a large sign listing the SAVE Act and voting restrictions including voter ID, passport, birth certificate, no mail-in ballots, voter roll purges, and limits on early and absentee voting. One elephant points to the list while the other, holding a paper marked POLLS, answers a question about what they are trying to save by replying our butts. The scene comments on Republican support for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act and related measures aimed at requiring proof of citizenship and tightening ballot access.
Apr
21
2025
The cartoon by John Cole published April 21, 2025, shows a school district perched on Donald Trump's head, waving a resist sign. Large text reads Teach Freely and D.E.I. Hard. The image responds to ongoing disputes between the Trump administration and public schools over diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Schools have pushed back against federal efforts to limit such initiatives and related discussions of race, gender and pronouns. The parody draws on the Die Hard film series to frame the resistance.
Feb
24
2025
The cartoon depicts Elon Musk emerging from a doorway with a chainsaw labeled FEAR while shouting HERE'S DOGEY. A woman dressed as Uncle Sam recoils in terror holding a small knife. It responds to the 2025 DOGE initiative's aggressive push to reduce federal agencies and personnel.
Feb
19
2025
A three-panel cartoon shows a panicked man fearing immigrant job theft on the left, a split-face Elon Musk figure labeled DODGY pointing and declaring YOU'RE FIRED in the center, and the same man claiming I WAS RIGHT on the right. The image responds to the February 2025 launch of DOGE efficiency efforts targeting federal agencies including USAID, CDC and others. It uses visual contrast to underscore shifting sources of employment disruption for government workers.
