September 16 editorial cartoons

Tuesday's political cartoons include bad news for inflation, Brian Kilmeade's solution, and Kash Patel's dinner order

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This editorial cartoon depicts a female and male television newscaster on the air. The male’s face looks like a sad emoji as the woman says, “Coming up next: the latest in inflation and unemployment news.”

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

This political cartoon depicts Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade behind a counter at an office labeled “Government Services.” There is a sign posted that says “Get the shot!” A woman member of the public stops by and says, “Minimum wage is $7.25 and I can’t afford an apartment! I’m basically homeless… Can I get some government assistance?” Kilmeade responds, “You certainly can! You qualify for our involuntary lethal injection program.”

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

This cartoon depicts a man tapping out a message on his cell phone that reads “To boldly go where no one has gone before,” followed by an asterisk. At the bottom of the image next to an asterisk are the words, “The only comment on ‘Kirk’ that won’t get you in trouble.”

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

This editorial cartoon depicts two members of the U.S. Navy onboard a massive aircraft carrier. One navy man holds up a shirt and says, “We didn’t get the naval ships and combat aircraft we desperately needed, but we got those cool ‘Department of War’ T-shirts.”

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

This political cartoon is titled “Another Obscene Trump Drawing.” It shows Trump’s hands on a map of the United States of America. Trump has crossed out the “United” part and written, “I couldn’t care less!”

(Image credit: Jonathan Brown / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This political cartoon is titled “Sisyphus” and is reminiscent of the mythological character doomed to push a boulder up a hill only to have to roll back down over and over again. This Sisyphus is labeled “PA” to represent Pennsylvania and pushes a boulder labeled “Budget Brinkmanship” that looks like the U.S. Capitol Building.

(Image credit: John Cole / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This editorial cartoon is titled “Republican Politicans…” It depicts a family posing in front of a Christmas tree for a family photo with each person holding a rifle. The husband and wife stand behind three smiling children seated on a couch. The woman says, “We need to wrap this up. I don’t want to be late for my press conference condemning leftists for promoting violence.”

(Image credit: Nick Anderson / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts a castaway on a deserted island about to be rescued by two sailors in a large boat. One of the sailors holds a newspaper with a headline of, “Mayhem! Turmoil! Despair!” The castaway, who has written “SOS” in the sand on the island says, “You know what? On second thought, I’m good.”

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

This is a two-panel editorial cartoon. The left panel is titled, “Kash Patel” at work and depicts the Director of the FBI in a suit with his eyes wide. A person holding a pencil asks, “What are your orders, Director Patel?” In the right panel, the outside of Rao’s Italian Restaurant in New York City is visible with Patel’s voice saying, “I’ll have the porterhouse with the peas and the prosciutto!”

(Image credit: Randall Enos / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts a human-looking missile in the middle of a war-torn landscape near broken signs that read “Poland” “Kyiv” and “Odessa.” The missile looks eager and thoughtful as it looks at a map of Europe to plan its next strike.

(Image credit: Marco De Angelis / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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