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41 political cartoons for October 2025
Cartoons Editorial cartoonists take on Donald Trump, ICE, Stephen Miller, the government shutdown, a peace plan in the Middle East, Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
By The Week US Published
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Pentagon unable to name boat strike casualties
Speed Read The Pentagon has so far acknowledged 14 strikes
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump limits refugees mostly to white South Africans
Speed Read The administration is capping the number of refugees at 7,500
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Believe it when AI see it: have we reached a deepfake turning point in politics?
Today’s Big Question AI ‘slopaganda’ is becoming a ‘feature’ of modern elections
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How Mike Johnson is rendering the House ‘irrelevant’
Talking Points Speaker has put the House on indefinite hiatus
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Marwan Barghouti: the Palestinian hostage seen as Nelson Mandela
In the Spotlight Israel has refused to free Barghouti, though Trump is considering lobbying for his release as a further means to end the war
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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Dutch center-left rises in election as far-right falls
Speed Read The country’s other parties have ruled against forming a coalition
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Judge rules US attorney ‘unlawfully serving’
Speed Read Bill Essayli had been serving in the role without Senate confirmation
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump ends Asia trip with Xi meeting, nuke threat
Speed Read Trump had spent the last six days in Asia
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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‘This estrangement from death has beget euphemisms’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘Businesses that lose money and are uncompetitive won’t survive’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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What does history say about Trump’s moves in Latin America?
Today's Big Question ‘Bitter memories’ surface as the US targets Venezuela
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Senate votes to kill Trump’s Brazil tariff
Speed Read Five Senate Republicans joined the Democrats in rebuking Trump’s import tax
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Border Patrol gets scrutiny in court, gains power in ICE
Speed Read Half of the new ICE directors are reportedly from DHS’s more aggressive Customs and Border Protection branch
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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