Steve Sack's June 2026 cartoon shows Bari Weiss as a watch repair technician who has attached a 60 Minutes clock to a bundle of dynamite. The sign above reads Bari Weiss Watch Repair While U Wait. Weiss states in a speech bubble that the show was not broken so she fixed it. The image responds to ongoing discussions about editorial independence at CBS and Weiss's media role.
Gary McCoy's cartoon captures a family moment where a young son hands his mother a lit bomb marked GAS, exclaiming Happy Mother's Day, while she thanks him enthusiastically. The image ties into tags like Mom, mother, Mothers Day, gas, oil, petro, prices, economy, inflation. It highlights the burden of rising energy costs on families, with the explosive gift symbolizing volatile fuel markets. Amid references to Iran, strait of hormuz, Trump, the satire underscores how global tensions affect everyday life, blending holiday cheer with economic reality in a straightforward, exaggerated style typical of political cartoons.
The cartoon depicts an elderly woman in a yellow top and purple skirt standing with a man in a white shirt and blue tie beside a large gray truck with its door open. Speech bubbles show the woman assuming a drive to dinner and the man citing current gas prices while suggesting she show some calf. The scene includes grass, sky, and tire marks on the ground.
Dave Whamond's cartoon captures a man resembling a political figure leaning over a desk in a classroom, suggesting a bullet-proof 400 million dollar ballroom as a fix for another school shooting. The woman at the desk sighs in response, with a green blackboard showing marks that look like bullet impacts. Tags like school shootings, national issue, security, guns, education, and bullet proof underscore the satire on misplaced priorities, where vanity projects like a top secret ballroom or Trump bunker get funding justifications, echoing build the wall rhetoric and emergency exemptions amid issues like WHCD shooting.
Image shows man and woman seated on purple couch wearing red caps labeled MAGA. One speech bubble reads about Trump not caring. Another mentions deep state. Television set stands in front. Artist name appears at bottom right. Scene is indoors with simple furniture visible.
Marco De Angelis draws a sharp symbolic scene where a figure draped in the European Union flag clings to a bucking oil barrel marked OIL, legs kicking like a furious bull, smoke puffing from its nostrils. The rodeo metaphor nails the wild ride of economy and prices amid war in places like Hormuz. Europe looks desperate, one hand waving, mouth open in shock, as the oil tank rears up. It\'s a straightforward jab at how USA policies and global tensions turn energy into a beast no one can tame. Tags like symbolic, European, oil, tank, war, and economy drive the point home without fluff.
This political cartoon splits into two scenes: top shows astronauts in orange suits, one with NASA patch and another with Canadian flag, waving and exclaiming 'IT'S A PARADE! HOW MARVELLOUS!' as they march from a crashed, smoking NASA capsule in water on a sandy surface. Below, a group carries a regal throne with a crowned figure wearing a T medal, surrounded by confetti and banners reading 'MASSIVE' and 'VICTORY'. In the background, smoke rises from a fractured globe labeled 'Iran' and 'Iraq'. The artwork, signed by MacKay for The Hamilton Spectator, uses humor to juxtapose apparent failure with proclaimed triumph, featuring waving figures and stern expressions in a sandy landscape.
This political cartoon features a launching rocket labeled Artemis, SLS, NASA, and USA, with overlaid text praising one thing untouched by politics before asking about the goddess Artemis, described as goddess of the hunt and protector of young girls. A figure exclaims frustration at ruining everything, satirizing how even space missions get dragged into cultural debates. The irreverent sketch uses humorous figures with red hats to poke at over-politicization in science, blending mythology with modern rocketry in a witty critique. Tags like Artemis rocket launch political cartoon, NASA SLS Artemis mission satire, and politics invading science editorial cartoon underscore the cartoon's sharp insight into societal divisions spilling into apolitical realms like space exploration politicized cartoon.
Christopher Weyant's political cartoon shows a therapy room with blinds, a door, and a coat hanger. A balding man in glasses, blue shirt, and brown pants reclines on a brown couch, arms crossed, looking distressed. A woman with dark hair, glasses, purple suit, sits on a yellow chair holding notes, speaking the punchline linking self-loathing and impotence to Republican tenure. The scene captures satirical commentary on political identity, with dry humor evident in the exaggerated expressions and simple setting. Tagged as republican party satire, therapy humor, political cartoon, self-loathing joke, impotence metaphor, and party affiliation critique, it highlights insider views on partisan struggles.
Rick McKee's cartoon depicts a dimly lit museum where a striped-shirted thief, masked and wielding a hammer, targets a display case with a red gas can marked 'GAS,' overlooking iconic pieces like the Mona Lisa portrait, Venus de Milo statue, a large diamond, Van Gogh-style sunflowers painting, abstract Mondrian-like art, and smaller framed works. An 'EXIT' sign glows above, and a 'no' symbol sign hangs nearby. The scene uses tags such as Trump, war, Iran, gas prices, oil, museum to comment on how escalating fuel costs make gasoline more valuable than cultural treasures, blending humor with commentary on energy crises.
The cartoon depicts a man in a green vest examining several loose April 1 calendar pages that have fallen to the floor. A wall calendar also displays April 1. A woman with orange hair and glasses stands with arms crossed nearby. The speech bubble reads that every day this year felt like April Fools. The scene uses simple lines and limited colors to show the repeated date.
This biting political cartoon depicts Kristi Noem as an oversized cowboy hat swallowing a diminutive figure labeled 'NOEM,' with the punny title 'All Hat And No DHS.' It skewers the South Dakota governor's rumored bid for DHS Secretary in the Trump administration, playing on the idiom 'all hat and no cattle' to suggest she's all style and no substance for homeland security. Amid Republican politics buzz, the satirical art highlights Noem's political ambition clashing with reality, as border security and immigration policy debates rage on. The humorous critique captures the essence of GOP figures jockeying for positions, making it a viral-worthy jab at cabinet rumors and failed aspirations.
This Jeff Koterba political cartoon skewers Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor embroiled in GOP scandal over her infamous dog-killing anecdote. Depicted as a cowgirl on a horse labeled 'NOEM,' the steed profanely refuses to 'take you into the sunset,' symbolizing the abrupt halt to her rising star in conservative politics, particularly her dashed hopes as a Trump VP pick. The humorous rejection underscores the backlash from animal cruelty revelations, blending satire with sharp commentary on Republican controversy and election humor. Viral potential lies in its irreverent take on political downfall, making it a shareable gem in American politics discourse.
Dave Granlund's political cartoon hilariously portrays South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in a rodeo metaphor, being violently thrown from a bucking horse labeled 'DHS' under a sign reading 'Kristi Noem's Last Rodeo.' This satire illustration captures her career downfall amid the infamous dog killing scandal, where she admitted to shooting her unruly pup Cricket, sparking widespread outrage. The humorous cartoon underscores how her VP ambitions for the Republican politics ticket were derailed, turning her book promotion into a PR nightmare. With elements of cowboy politics and political humor, it highlights the irreverent side of GOP satire, suggesting this could be Noem's final political stunt.
Rick McKee's cartoon captures a domestic scene where a young girl excitedly lists her Valentines from Billy, Tommy, and a rich old man whose name the DOJ conceals, tying into tags like Epstein, Trump, Bondi, DOJ, Kash Patel, FBI. The image, set in a kitchen with cards and a pink bag labeled 'Sue's Valen Times,' uses humor to poke at ongoing scandals in criminal justice and domestic policy. Hearts and exclamations add a light touch to the heavy undertones of secrecy in GOP and Republicans circles, even touching on stocks and economy implications. This piece blends holiday cheer with pointed satire on hidden truths.
