July 21 editorial cartoons

Monday's political cartoons include Donald Trump going after the Federal Reserve, Superman's immigration papers, and a Colbert canary in the coal mine

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This political cartoon shows Donald Trump drawn as a cat with his claws sunk into a tree he is ready to climb. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sits on a branch in the tree and is drawn to resemble an owl. Trump thinks to himself, “I should. I shouldn’t. I should. I shouldn’t.”

(Image credit: Steve Breen / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts Superman with his hands handcuffed behind his back. He’s just been arrested by a masked ICE agent who stands nearby. Superman says, “Of course I don’t have my immigration papers. I came here from another planet!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is drawn in a striking pencil-on-black style. It shows three miners in a coal mine. One miner holds a bird cage with a dead canary inside. The miner says, “Colbert? Colbert?”

(Image credit: Peter Kuper / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts the Supreme Court building. Voices coming from inside the building are singing “No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks!” A man and a woman outside the building listen to the song and the woman says, “Sounds like Trump’s getting his way on shutting down the Department of Education.”

(Image credit: John Cole / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “The Warning Bell”. It depicts the Liberty Bell with the words “Fed Independence” written on its side. A piece of the bell labeled “politics” has been cracked off and is falling to the ground.

(Image credit: Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts three donkeys in white clothing. One holds a long piece of paper and says, “There’s still castor oil, poison ivy, a colonoscopy, french-kissing a rattle snake and Satan.” Another responds, “You you’re right. There are things with a lower approval rating than the Democrats currently have.” Another donkey rushes in and says, “Good news! We just tried toenail fungus.”

(Image credit: Gary McCoy / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This editorial cartoon depicts Donald Trump speaking to a group of microphones as two people walk nearby. Trump says, “I’m the most transparent president there ever was!” One of the people walking behind him says, “It’s true! You can see right through him!”

(Image credit: Randall Enos / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “An Eye for an Aye” and depicts the CBS logo, which resembles an eye. The logo holds two pieces of paper. One reads, “Pay off Trump. Cancel Colbert.” The other one reads, “Get FCC approval for merger.”

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This editorial cartoon depicts a man standing in floodwaters looking at a newspaper box. The headline on the newspaper reads, “Louisiana cancels its largest coastal restoration project.”

(Image credit: Walt Handelsman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump outside the Whit House in golf clothes and a red MAGA hat. He’s about to be eaten by a giant file with sharp teeth labeled “Epstein.”

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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