Political cartoons for September 3

Thursday's political cartoons include a SCOTUS shield, dark money, and Donald Trump's beauty standards

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Donald Trump is surrounded by Sam Alito, Brett Kavanaugh (holding a beer), Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney-Barrett and Neal Gorsuch. All wear robes and MAGA hats. Clarence Thomas holds up a hand to stop a stack of lawsuits being handed to him. Trump says, “The ballroom case is about my security.”

(Image credit: Adam Zyglis / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “WAVE ELECTION”. A man is in the ocean on a float labeled “2026 voters”. He looks up, wide-eyed at an enormous wave about to crash on him. The wave is dark-colored and is labeled “Dark Money”.

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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