Today's political cartoons - April 29, 2025 | The Week

published 29 April 2025

This cartoon depicts a man and a woman sitting at a table, having breakfast and watching television. The television screen displays &quot;COLUMBUS DAY: BREAKING NEWS.&quot; The man, looking somewhat bewildered, says, &quot;WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE WORLD, FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS! THEY ARE BRINGING BACK COLUMBUS DAY! REALLY? WAS IT EVER REALLY GONE?&quot; The woman, looking unimpressed, replies, &quot;WE CAN FINALLY SAY 'MERRY COLUMBUS DAY!' AGAIN...&quot;

The word "SPLAT!" is written in a large impact font above the action, which depicts a large, muddy pig labeled "HOGG" throwing mud into the face of a donkey in a suit labeled "DEM PARTY."

This cartoon depicts two figures in safari attire, wearing pith helmets, sinking into quicksand, surrounded by jungle foliage, including a snake and a spider. One figure, with glasses, looks concerned and says, &quot;Let's not talk politics.&quot;

A hand with a &quot;T&quot; on the cufflink dangles a container labeled &quot;TARIFFS&quot; on a string above Uncle Sam's head. A speech bubble from the hand says, &quot;YOU ARE FEELING VERRRRY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE ECONOMY...&quot; Uncle Sam, looking upwards with a concerned expression, replies, &quot;NO, I'M NOT.&quot;

This cartoon takes place in a courtroom and depicts Harvard President Alan Garber wrapped tightly in strings from a giant knot labeled &quot;FEDERAL GRANTS.&quot; Garber hands to a judge a paper with the words &quot;HARVARD V TRUMP LAWSUIT.&quot; The judge says, &quot;YOU DIDN'T KNOW THERE WOULD BE STRINGS ATTACHED?&quot;

The caption atop this two-panel political cartoon reads: &quot;REMEMBER: ONLY ONE OF THESE MEN IS A CONVICTED FELON.&quot; In the left panel, two masked figures in tactical gear handle a handcuffed man with &quot;KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA&quot; written on his tank top. In the right panel, Donald Trump gives a thumb's up while driving a golf cart and wearing a &quot;MAGA&quot; hat.

This cartoon is labeled "POLLS" and depicts an elephant plummeting from up high, then bouncing off a stump labeled "FIRST 100TH DAY." The elephant scatters papers and a book titled "Project 2025."

This cartoon depicts two masked ICE agents dragging away a man with illustrations on his arms. In the foreground, a woman scolds a child, saying, &quot;AND THAT'S WHY I TELL YOU NOT TO DRAW ON YOUR HANDS.&quot;

This cartoon depicts a "PRE-CONCLAVE GET-TO-KNOW-ME SESSIONS" taking place within a golden, ornate structure labeled "HALL OF MIRRORS." Numerous cardinals are present. Two figures in the foreground are speaking; one says, "HERE WE CAN SORT THE TRADITIONAL FROM THE CONSERVATIVE," while the other adds, "...AND WEED OUT ANY LIBERALS."

This cartoon depicts two ICE agents standing next to a small, wired cage containing a distressed child. One agent asks, &quot;WHY ARE WE DEPORTING A FOUR-YEAR-OLD U.S. CITIZEN?..&quot; The other agent holds a paper that reads &quot;TRUMP: INVESTIGATE POLLSTERS! 'NEGATIVE' CRIMINALS&quot; and replies, &quot;WE THINK HE'S A POLLSTER...&quot;

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