Political cartoons for May 6

Wednesday's political cartoons include hantavirus on the high seas, gerrymandering, and the sound of a ceasefire

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(Image credit: Monte Wolverton / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is a takeoff on the recent incident at Newark Airport where a jet clipped a light pole before landing. The event caused a truck to crash. In this version, the truck is labeled “Democracy” and the plane landing above is labeled “Gerrymandering”.

(Image credit: Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon is titled “Redrawing the Lines…” and is set outside the Supreme Court building. Chief Justice John Roberts holds a large pen and has drawn a line on the ground to mark a divide between “Whites Only” and “Everyone else.”

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This is a four-panel cartoon that is set at a gas station. An older woman is with two adult children, who are filling up her car with gas. The woman’s son says, “We got this mom!” Her daughter responds, “Yeah, consider this your mother’s day gift!” As the cartoon progresses, it takes more and more money to fill up the car. The son and daughter say, “And.. your birthday present! And your Christmas present, and your Valentine’s day gift! And Arbor Day, and Flag Day…”

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

This cartoon depicts Pete Hegseth at the podium behind a seal that reads “Classic Mission Creep.” There are explosions behind him as he says, “Come on people! Speak up! I can’t hear your questions over the ceasefire!”

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts a giant boat named “Senior Congress Cruises.” A small submarine labeled “Term Limits” can be seen under the water, lurking.

(Image credit: Dick Wright / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts a meeting in a city office of a financial company. A man is speaking to a female and male client and says, “At Whitmore Holdings, we don’t break the law. We donate to politicians to change the law.”

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

This cartoon depicts a wild caricature of Donald Trump looking at charts held by an aid. One chart shows an arrowing going straight up, the other straight down. The aid says, “Guess which ones are gas prices and which ones are your approval rating…”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon is titled, “According to the DOJ, sea shells now constitute a threat to the president.” A young boy holds a sea shell as a Secret Service agent yells “CONCH!” and dives in front of Donald Trump.

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

Donald Trump says “We will be escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz in our new operation” and points at the words “Operation Escort Service.” Two aids look on as one whispers to the other, “Perhaps not the best name.”

(Image credit: Dave Whamond / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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