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Jun
20
2025
A political cartoon shows a suited hand pouring stacks of cash from an upside-down top hat into a red VA bowl held by another hand, with coins dropping in. The caption reads 'HATS OFF TO THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BURGLARY.' Published amid Senate Republican efforts on a major budget bill featuring tax cuts and potential reductions to Medicare, Medicaid and veterans programs.
May
26
2025
The cartoon by Christopher Weyant, published May 26, 2025, depicts a Republican elephant as a chef preparing a "billionaire's omelet." The elephant holds a pan labeled "TAX CUTS FOR TOP 10%" while standing on a pile of broken eggs marked Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps. The caption reads "SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BREAK A FEW EGGS TO MAKE A BILLIONAIRE'S OMELET!" The image comments on Republican proposals in Congress to reduce funding for social safety net programs in order to pay for tax reductions benefiting higher-income Americans. The visual metaphor draws on the classic phrase about breaking eggs to make an omelet, applying it to budget negotiations in the House of Representatives.
May
20
2025
A political cartoon dated May 20 2025 depicts large block letters spelling Big Beautiful Bill resting on sandy ground and pressing down on the words Small Business. Red lines and the word Crunch appear beside the structure. The image aligns with ongoing congressional debates over tax legislation pushed by House Republicans and urged by Trump that includes cuts to Medicaid and additions to the deficit through adjustments in tax rates and deductions.
May
19
2025
The four-panel cartoon depicts a graduation speaker in academic robes addressing graduates. Visible text shows the speaker first shouting globalize the intifada then shifting to statements about free inquiry and campus safety. A silhouetted figure at a podium comments on public support and core values. The final panel returns to the speaker requesting more intifada.
