October 16 editorial cartoons

Thursday's political cartoons include Ukrainian defense, voting rights reconsidered, and the young Republican problem

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This political cartoon depicts Vladimir Putin in a large, wooden chair with two small skulls atop it and flanked by Russia flags. He says, “Allowing Ukraine to defend itself is a dramatic escalation.”

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

In this cartoon, two kids trick or treat at a house with a jack-o-lantern and a lady on the stoop holding a bowl of candy. One child is dressed as Lady Liberty and the other as a ghost. The Lady Liberty girls says, “Our parents used to work for the government…can we have a couple of sandwiches instead?”

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

This cartoon takes place in front of the Supreme Court. Four people stand on the steps holding a sign that reads “Black Voters.” A justice in robes peeks out from behind the columns on the building and says, “We’re calling it the ‘Voting Whites Act’...”

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

This cartoon takes place on the set of a fictional game show named “How much more of this can I take?” There is a contestant named Frank who is behind a podium with an American flag. The host of the show is a man in a suit and he holds a microphone. At left, there is a large board listing the categories of questions. It looks like the board from Jeopardy except all the categories are named “Bad News.” The host says, “Once again Frank, it’s your turn!”

(Image credit: Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This editorial cartoon is titled “The Elephant in the Room.” It’s dominated by a large elephant that has been drawn so that its head resembles a narrow-eyed Adolf Hitler. The words “Young Republicans” are written on the side of the elephant.

(Image credit: Monte Wolverton / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts a worried-looking mother and father outside their young daughter’s bedroom. The door is covered with signs that a girl just about to enter her teens might have, including “No parents” “Keep Out” and “Unicorn Zone.” The girl is in her bedroom, and sits on the bed with her arms crossed and is next to a pile of tablets and cell phones. Her mother says, “OK, we promise to limit our screen time and stop obsessing over negative headlines. Can we have our phones, tablets and TV remote back?”

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

This is a four-panel political cartoon depicting a man looking out a window at different kinds of weather. He says, “It’s raining. The drought is over” in the first panel. In the second, he says “It’s snowing. Global warming is a hoax!” The third panel shows him smiling at the sun outside the window. The fourth panel shows him with a duck. The man says, “I’m hungry.” The duck responds, “Nonsense! You ate once.”

(Image credit: Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “Reporting live from the Pentagon.” It depicts a newscaster with a microphone who has been gagged with cloth so he can’t speak. There is an empty speech bubble next to him and he wears a press pass with the image of him gagged.

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

This political cartoon uses the font and characters from the “Monsters, Inc.” movie. It is titled “Monsters, ICE” Two of the characters from the film are dressed as masked ICE agents and are tying the hands of a screaming baby in a diaper. The characters are the large monster and the little round one that resembles an eyeball. The small character says, "We scare because we care!”

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This Donald Trump cartoon depicts Trump holding a dove on one hand and a newspaper in the other with the headline “Middle East Peace Deal.” The dove says, “Nice…now try brokering one at home.”

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

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