Political cartoons for January 5

Monday’s political cartoons include drug lords, AI consuming the news, and more

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Nicolás Maduro sits in jail cell. He looks warily at an attorney, who is dressed in a suit and holds a briefcase. The attorney says, “The bad news is you’ve been arrested for being a drug lord..The good news is that Trump loves to pardon drug lords.”

(Image credit: Rick McKee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A man holds a print newspaper. The newspaper is becoming increasingly difficult to read because three robotic creatures that resemble caterpillars are eating the paper.

(Image credit: Hajo de Reijger)

Donald Trump walks down a street in Washington DC. He holds the Venezuela policy in his hand as he passes a building. The building has the words “Rule of Law” crossed out and replaced with “Might makes right.”

(Image credit: Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Father Time and Baby New Year are in outer space. Planets orbit and the words “Free Market Capitalism” float by. Father Time has opened a door for Baby New Year and says, “Good luck!”

(Image credit: Milt Priggee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Donald Trump sinks into a pile of quicksand that is up to his chest. A hungry-looking buzzard sits on a sign nearby that reads, “Venezuela quagmire.” Trump says, “Don’t worry! There’s lots of oil in here.”

(Image credit: Paul Duginski / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This political cartoon has a wildly comic caricature of Donald Trump in bed. He has a MyPillow and holds a teddy bear. Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, and George W. Bush stand next to the bed. Trump says, “Why are the ghosts of Christmas past harassing me in January?” Powell says, “You broke it, you bought it.” Cheney says, “You’ll be greeted as liberators..” Bush says, “Bring ‘em on.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

Father Time, dressed in a robe, carries a scythe and an hourglass. He speaks to baby new year and says, “The planet is boiling, the president was besties with a pedophile and you're about to get measles. Happy new year.”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon is titled Crackdown in Iran. It depicts a side view of a fractured Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He’s been cracked by thousands of protestors who are formed into the shape of a hammer.

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

The 2025 Baby New Year is trapped under a garbage heap with the words “ICE” “Health care premiums” “tariffs” “civility” “pardons” “inflation” “science” “DEI” and “East Wing” written on the side. He holds a champagne glass to toast the new year. Baby New Year 2026 is here with an adult man and woman. The man turns to the new baby and says, “He said ‘keep the diaper, kid. You’re going to need it.’”

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

This cartoon shows a large sign next to the ocean and bombed-out buildings in Venezuela. The words “Nicolas Maduro” have been crossed out and the sign now reads “Presidente Donald Trump welcomes you to Venezuela.” A man on top of one of the buildings says, “More renaming.”

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

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