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ICE questions family papers during home visit amid enforcement push
Jonathan Brown, PoliticalCartoons.com
An ICE officer and a government official stand at a home entrance while a resident asks an elderly relative about a great-grandmother's naturalization certificate. The scene occurs on July 1 2025 during heightened immigration enforcement actions. Officials seek documentation that could affect long-term residents.
Sleeper Cells and Open Borders
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
Jun
24
2025
Leaders shown amid Iran ceasefire symbols and flags
Marian Kamensky, Austria
The image shows four figures positioned on a grassy area under a blue sky. One figure on the left displays an Israeli flag patch and holds a saw. The central figure raises a saw and a club. A figure on the right holds a saw and club with a Russian flag patch. Another figure appears in the upper right holding a bottle.
Ali Khamenei laying in open grave
ALI KHAMENEI LAYING IN OPEN GRAVE by Bart van Leeuwen, politicalcartoons.com
Jun
15
2025
Trump as the Naked King in Latest Political Satire
Vladimir Kazanevsky, Ukraine, PoliticalCartoons.com
Vladimir Kazanevsky's cartoon depicts a large, naked figure resembling Trump, crowned and tie-clad, holding a royal orb, striding forward. A smaller police-like character in a jester hat wields a dagger and affixes a rectangular sign to the figure's belly, which shows a hand with a dagger. The pink background and tags like trump, no kings, police, us armed forces, usa, protests suggest a commentary on authority. The image ties into themes of exposed leadership, with the naked king evoking classic tales, blended with modern political elements.
Cartoon Shows Graduate Moving Tassel While Explaining Liberal Shift
GRADUATING TO LIBERALISM by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
The image displays a graduate in cap and gown with mouth open holding a tassel on a string. A large speech bubble contains text about moving the tassel after graduation to show college made everyone liberals. A woman with blonde hair and sunglasses and a man in gray suit stand to the right. A university style building appears on the left with green bushes and a tree on the right. The caglecartoons.com logo and artist signature are present in the top left.
Trump Demands Birth Certificate From Springsteen in New Cartoon
SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN USA BIRTH CERTIFICATE by Ed Wexler, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon depicts Bruce Springsteen performing with guitar while singing Born in the USA. Donald Trump appears in the lower right wearing a red cap and demands to see a birth certificate. The image responds to ongoing political rhetoric around citizenship and public figures as of late May 2025.
May
26
2025
GOP Budget Targets Social Programs to Fund Tax Cuts for Wealthy
BILLIONAIRE'S OMELET by Christopher Weyant, politicalcartoons.com
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
8
2025
Mother's Day Card Satirizes Birth Incentives with Baby's Free Gift Message
BONUS BABY DAY by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
John Darkow's cartoon depicts an open Mother's Day card with a purple flower on the left and a message on the right. The text humorously contrasts modern pronatalism incentives, like a five thousand stipend for boosting birth rates, against traditional unpaid motherhood. The baby declares no one paid mom to have it, emphasizing her free gift to the world. Tags like family planning and mom underscore the satire on declining birth rates and population policies. This piece pokes dry fun at efforts to encourage more babies through financial rewards, reminding readers of motherhood's priceless nature in a straightforward, insider style.
Trump Portrayed as Snake Coiled Around Statue of Liberty Torch
TRUMP BITING OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW by Adam Zyglis, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump with a snake body coiled around the Statue of Liberty's raised arm while his head bites the torch. A sign labels 2025 as the year of the snake. The image responds to ongoing debates over executive actions and institutional norms in the early months of the second Trump administration. The visual metaphor centers on the tension between presidential power and foundational symbols of American governance.
Trump Wants Alcatraz Open
TRUMP WANTS ALCATRAZ OPEN by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
Couple Reacts to Political Cartoon on Soaring Egg Prices
COUPLE READING HIGH EGG PRICE CARTOON by Monte Wolverton, politicalcartoons.com
An elderly couple reads newspapers in their living room and reacts with surprise to a political cartoon about high egg prices. The scene captures public frustration with grocery costs and media coverage of inflation in late April 2025. The man points out the cartoon while the woman questions what topics will come next.
DOGE Incineration Therapy Targets Social Security Administration
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
The cartoon depicts a figure resembling Elon Musk in a lab coat pushing a gurney labeled Social Security Administration into a large machine marked DOGE Incineration Therapy. A chainsaw branded Elon Musk rests on the floor. Posters promote early detection of waste and frame corruption as a cancer requiring aggressive treatment. The caption reads Trust Me This Is Way More Efficient Than A Chainsaw. The scene references the Department of Government Efficiency efforts active in early 2025 to reduce federal spending and address perceived fraud in entitlement programs.
Mar
27
2025
DOGE and USPS
DOGE AND USPS by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
Democrat Judicial Overreach
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
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