Today's political cartoons - May 8, 2025

Thursday's cartoons - divine retribution, ChatGPT in Congress, and more

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This cartoon depicts two angels with halos standing on clouds, holding a giant lightning bolt. One angel says, "THE BOSS ASKED FOR A BIG ONE IN CASE TRUMP SHARES AN IMAGE OF HIMSELF AS THE POPE AGAIN ....

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

This cartoon depicts Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, sitting at a computer. The computer screen shows a chat interface labeled "Chat Legislate GPT" with a prompt that reads, "Write one BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL that will extend the 2017 tax cuts - and anything else Donald Trump wants." Johnson is smiling and typing on the keyboard. Below the image, the caption reads, "THIS WILL FREE UP ALL THE TIME WE NEED TO BE A DO-NOTHING CONGRESS!"

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts two large nuclear missiles, one labeled "PAKISTAN" with a Pakistani flag on top, and the other labeled "INDIA" with an Indian flag on top. Both missiles are heavily fortified with sandbags and armed figures.

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

This cartoon is titled: "FORGET CASH-FILLED BRIEFCASES IN DARK PARKING GARAGES WITH $ TRUMPcoin the Corrupto-currency!" At left, a shady-looking man carrying briefcases filled with cash is crossed out. At right, a golden Trump coin is inscribed "PAY TO PLAY EITHER FEAR OR FAVOR."

(Image credit: Pat Byrnes / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This four-panel cartoon depicts the launch of a rocket, presumably belonging to Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, in a desert landscape with onlookers. In the first three panels, the rocket ascends, emitting fiery exhaust and smoke, while the crowd watches with excitement. In the final panel, the scene is engulfed in thick, toxic-looking brown clouds, and the onlookers are coughing and fleeing.

(Image credit: Peter Kuper / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled ""ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ." Uncle Sam, wearing his hat, is swimming away from an island where Donald Trump is dressed as a pope and surrounded by signs. The signs read: "Gimme Greenland," "I LOVE PUTIN!," "DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION!," "Canada 51st State," "MAKE ME POPE!," "TARIFFS!," and "I WANT A MILITARY PARADE!"

(Image credit: Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office and speaks to a pair of aides to his right, "FIX THESE DELAYS AT NEWARK - BEFORE THEY AFFECT DEPORTATIONS."

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts a scene inspired by Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam." God, surrounded by cherubic figures, reaches out to touch the hand of numerous small figures dressed as Catholic cardinals wearing mitres and robes. A speech bubble from God says, "...EENIE MEENIE MINEY MOE..."

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

A small car with two occupants drives into Washington D.C. past a sign that reads, "WASHINGTON, D.C. ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE." The US Capitol building is visible in the background.

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

This cartoon is titled "TRUMP FAILS TO PASS LATEST COGNITIVE TEST..." Donald Trump sits at a table looking at a doctor who holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution. Trump says, "...I DON'T KNOW."

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

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