Political cartoons for April 18

Saturday’s political cartoons include miserable measles, Biblical parallels, and more

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This cartoon is titled “RED STATE”. It shows a map of the United States with dots in certain places to indicate measles outbreaks. A big cluster of red dots is centered on Utah.

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

Pope Leo is on the balcony at the Vatican. Voices from the crowd yell out, “Liberal!” “Protext immigrants?” “Love the poor?” “No war?” “Weak!” “Stay in your own lane!” Jesus is on a cross behind the Pope and says, “Funny, Leo…They said the same things about me!”

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

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