A 'Despicable Me' pick for the national security advisor and more May 9 political cartoons

Friday's political cartoons include India-Pakistan tensions, Donald Trump's papal aspirations, funding for PBS, edits to the U.S. Constitution, freedom of the press, and the threat of oceanic pollution

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This cartoon depicts dozens of nuclear missiles. Nearby is a brightly-colored can of gasoline labeled "INDIA" and a box of matches labeled "PAKISTAN."

(Image credit: Dana Summers / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon depicts Donald Trump looking at a television screen where Pope Leo XIV is shown with "USA" written on his robe. Trump says, "NEVER SAY NEVER."

(Image credit: Chip Bok / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

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