July 17 editorial cartoons

Thursday’s political cartoons include the IRS allowing churches to endorse from the pulpit, and what Donald Trump thinks the letters ICE really stand for

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This cartoon depicts Moses with a long white beard and a shepherd’s staff leading his flock into a threatening-looking swamp. A snake labeled “politics” watches and the words “Churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit — IRS” float in the swampy water. One of the members of the flock says, “So, no parting. We’re just gonna wade into this swamp?

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

This political cartoon shows the outside of a building that was formerly the Department of Education building. It has been renamed to “The Donald Trump Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good.”

(Image credit: Dave Whamond / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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