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Editorial Cartoons: The Latest Political Cartoons From Cagle

By CM Chaney · January 16, 2025

Half Mast Flags For Inauguration

About Dave Whamond - Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.  CagleCartoons.com

Fact Checking Department

About Dave Whamond - Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.  CagleCartoons.com

Supervillian Musk

About Michael de Adder - Michael de Adder was a political cartoonist for various publications in Canada and the USA. His work has appeared in just about every newspaper in Canada. In 2020 he was awarded the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning.  CagleCartoons.com

The Enemy Within

About Dave Whamond - Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.  CagleCartoons.com

Inaugural Ball

About Dave Granlund - Dave Granlunds cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek.  CagleCartoons.com

A Trumpian Idea To Annex Canada

About Patrick Chappatte - Patrick Chappatte was an editorial cartoonist for The New York Times until the newspaper terminated all editorial cartoons in 2019. He now draws for The Boston Globe, as well as European media Der Spiegel, Le Canard Enchaîné, Le Temps and NZZ am Sonntag.  CagleCartoons.com

Fires And Looting

About Dave Granlund - Dave Granlunds cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek.  CagleCartoons.com

Tariff Free Girl Scout Cookies

About John Darkow - John Darkow has been a professional cartoonist for over 20 years, spending the last 10 as the staff cartoonist at the Columbia Daily Tribune. He is syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons.  CagleCartoons.com

The Next 4 Years Of Trump

About Dave Whamond - Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.  CagleCartoons.com

Zuckerberg Makes Facebook Less Safe

About Michael de Adder - Michael de Adder was a political cartoonist for various publications in Canada and the USA. His work has appeared in just about every newspaper in Canada. In 2020 he was awarded the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning.  CagleCartoons.com

10 Years After Charlie Hedbo

About Patrick Chappatte - Patrick Chappatte was an editorial cartoonist for The New York Times until the newspaper terminated all editorial cartoons in 2019. He now draws for The Boston Globe, as well as European media Der Spiegel, Le Canard Enchaîné, Le Temps and NZZ am Sonntag.  CagleCartoons.com

Smokey Struggling

About Daryl Cagle - Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, which which is a major distributor of editorial cartoons and columns to newspapers and digital publishers. See Daryl's blog at: www.darylcagle.com, see his site at: Cagle.com get permission to reprint his cartoons at: PoliticalCartoons.com.  CagleCartoons.com

Who Is The Sidekick

About Dave Whamond - Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.  CagleCartoons.com

LA Firefighters

About John Darkow - John Darkow has been a professional cartoonist for over 20 years, spending the last 10 as the staff cartoonist at the Columbia Daily Tribune. He is syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons.  CagleCartoons.com

California's New Flag

About Daryl Cagle - Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, which which is a major distributor of editorial cartoons and columns to newspapers and digital publishers. See Daryl's blog at: www.darylcagle.com, see his site at: Cagle.com get permission to reprint his cartoons at: PoliticalCartoons.com.  CagleCartoons.com

Wildfires and Misinformation

About Pat Bagley - Pat Bagley is the staff cartoonist for The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah, and an author and illustrator of several books. His cartoons are syndicated nationally by Cagle Cartoons.  CagleCartoons.com

Zuck And Elon Hug

About Frank Hansen - Frank Hansen is an illustrator and political cartoonist in Los Angeles. He works for agencies and media companies around the world. See more of Frank’s work at www.fmhansen.com.  CagleCartoons.com

Fact Checking Eliminated

About Jimmy Margulies - Jimmy Margulies is an editorial cartoonist in the northern New Jersey suburbs of New York City. He is the past winner of both the National Headliner Award and The Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition.  CagleCartoons.com

Before Trump Flies

About Graeme MacKay - Graeme MacKay born in Ontario, Canada, his worked as staff editorial cartoonist for The Hamilton Spectator since 1997, earning multiple national awards and nominations, including citations from the United Nations and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists.  CagleCartoons.com

Fire Celebrities

About Daryl Cagle - Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, which which is a major distributor of editorial cartoons and columns to newspapers and digital publishers. See Daryl's blog at: www.darylcagle.com, see his site at: Cagle.com get permission to reprint his cartoons at: PoliticalCartoons.com.  CagleCartoons.com

Improt Tariffs

About Harley Schwadron - Harley Schwadron is a cartoonist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His cartoons have appeared in many major publications, including Barron’s, Harvard Business Review, Punch, Playboy, American Legion, New York Times, and Readers Digest. Many of Harley's cartoons deal with business, politics and financial investing. He has illustrated some 50 books.  CagleCartoons.com

Fire Season

About Pat Bagley - Pat Bagley is the staff cartoonist for The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah, and an author and illustrator of several books. His cartoons are syndicated nationally by Cagle Cartoons.  CagleCartoons.com

USA Isolationism

About Graeme MacKay - Graeme MacKay born in Ontario, Canada, his worked as staff editorial cartoonist for The Hamilton Spectator since 1997, earning multiple national awards and nominations, including citations from the United Nations and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists.  CagleCartoons.com

Lies Spreading Like Wildfire

About Jeff Koterba - After 31 years as the cartoonist for Nebraska's largest newspaper, Jeff suddenly found himself laid off. So he greatly appreciates the support of fans to keep drawing. Jeff's brilliant and moderate editorial cartoons are syndicated around the world and his original drawings have also flown aboard space shuttle Discovery. He's given Ted talks and is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Prairie Cats, a swing and jump-blues band that has performed around the U.S. including the South by Southwest Music Festival. And he may be the most popular cartoonist with editors on all of Cagle.com.  CagleCartoons.com

What Global Warming

About Bart van Leeuwen - Bart van Leeuwen lives and works as a freelancer in Amsterdam where he specializes in editorial illustration. He is the winner of the Junior Inktspotprijs 2017.  CagleCartoons.com

Help For California

About Nikola Listes - Nikola Listes was born 1960. in Split, Croatia. he worked for many newspapers and magazines all over the world (Playboy, West Australlien, Heideheimer Neue Presse, Die Bricke...). He has received more than seventy international awards.  CagleCartoons.com

Trump Inauguration

About Guy Parsons - Guy is a cartoonist, designer and illustrator. He has won a bunch of awards for illustration. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, the Globe and Mail and the Calgary Herald.  CagleCartoons.com

Inspirational Response

About Jeff Koterba - After 31 years as the cartoonist for Nebraska's largest newspaper, Jeff suddenly found himself laid off. So he greatly appreciates the support of fans to keep drawing. Jeff's brilliant and moderate editorial cartoons are syndicated around the world and his original drawings have also flown aboard space shuttle Discovery. He's given Ted talks and is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Prairie Cats, a swing and jump-blues band that has performed around the U.S. including the South by Southwest Music Festival. And he may be the most popular cartoonist with editors on all of Cagle.com.  CagleCartoons.com

Tech Moguls Pledge Allegiance

About Patrick Chappatte - Patrick Chappatte was an editorial cartoonist for The New York Times until the newspaper terminated all editorial cartoons in 2019. He now draws for The Boston Globe, as well as European media Der Spiegel, Le Canard Enchaîné, Le Temps and NZZ am Sonntag.  CagleCartoons.com

Move To Canada

About Harley Schwadron - Harley Schwadron is a cartoonist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His cartoons have appeared in many major publications, including Barron’s, Harvard Business Review, Punch, Playboy, American Legion, New York Times, and Readers Digest. Many of Harley's cartoons deal with business, politics and financial investing. He has illustrated some 50 books.  CagleCartoons.com

Dark Future

About Arend van Dam - Arend van Dam studied psychology st the University of Amsterdam and went on to become an illustrator, comic artist and cartoonist.  CagleCartoons.com

On Day Two

About Randall Enos - For 68 years Randall Enos has done cartoons and illustrations for TV, movies, books, comic strips, magazines, newspapers, posters and the like. Clients have included NBC, The New York Times, The National Lampoon, Playboy, Time, Rolling Stone and many more.  CagleCartoons.com

Trump President 2025

About Michel Kichka - Michel Kichka is an Israeli cartoonist and illustrator of Belgian origin. Kichka won the Israeli Dosh Cartoonist Award in 2008. In 2006 he joined the UNRIC movement Cartooning for Peace. In 2011 he was granted the prestigious Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres honor by the French Culture Ministry. Kichka serves as head of the Israel Cartoonists Guild.  CagleCartoons.com

Tax Breaks For The Rich

About Harley Schwadron - Harley Schwadron is a cartoonist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His cartoons have appeared in many major publications, including Barron’s, Harvard Business Review, Punch, Playboy, American Legion, New York Times, and Readers Digest. Many of Harley's cartoons deal with business, politics and financial investing. He has illustrated some 50 books.  CagleCartoons.com

Trump Expansion

About Arcadio Esquivel - Arcadio Esquivel is a Costa Rican cartoonist, and draws for several newspapers and magazines all over the world, including La Prensa, Courrierinternational and Al Día.  CagleCartoons.com