October 5 editorial cartoons

Sunday's political cartoons include half-truth hucksters, a Capitol lockdown, and more

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This cartoon depicts a man watching television as he speaks to a woman. The man says, “I’m sick of these hucksters with their half-truths and deceptive claims. They must assume we’ll buy whatever they promote.” The woman says, “You could mute the commercials.” The man responds, “This is the evening news.”

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

This cartoon is titled “Shutdown.” It depicts the U.S. Capitol building with padlocks around each section of the legislative branch.

(Image credit: Bill Day / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

In this cartoon, an elephant speaks to a donkey inside the U.S. Capitol building. The donkey has his arms crossed and the elephant says, “Sure, we could easily change the rules to do it ourselves, but we really, really need you to be complicit.”

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

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