Political cartoons for May 14

Thursday’s political cartoons include UFOs, the Trump economy, and more

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The words “Feds Release More Photos of Unidentified Flying Objects” are near a folder labeled “Classified”. There are photos scattered from the folder, and each is of a winged cost-of-living item, including inflation, consumer price index, grocery prices, and housing costs.

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2026 Hellertoon.com)

The words at the bottom of this cartoon read, “Hantavirus: Disease of the pulmonary system commonly spread by rodents.” The image depicts a rat with RFK Jr.’s face. RFK Jr. says, “We don’t need the CDC, there’s nothing pushups and peptides won’t fix.”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency)

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