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Biden-McCarthy Buddy Movie: President Biden and Speaker McCarthy are shown with their arms around each other a la Dumb and Dumber, but the title is Debt and Debter. Joe says, "Not a joke!" and McCarthy Says, "I can work with this guy!"

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Gun Violence Awareness, Biden-McCarthy Buddy Movie & Apple Vision

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist, Rivers, Editorial Cartoonist and R.J. Matson, Editorial Cartoonist June 6, 2023, 4:30 amJune 6, 2023, 1:03 am

Based on Gun Violence Awareness Day, Apple’s new augmented reality goggles, and the fallout from the debt ceiling negotiation. Editorial cartoons by John Darkow, R.J. Matson, and Rivers.

Bombing Kiev: The Grim Reaper in the shape of a military drone drops bombs on a destroyed cityscape.

OP-ED | This War Needs to End, One Way Or Another

by Jamil Ragland June 2, 2023, 4:40 amJune 1, 2023, 5:40 pm

Debt Crisis Defused?: Uncle Sam is tied to a giant pile of dynamite labled "Debt Crisis." He says "WHEW! IT'S BEEN DEFUSED!" while young Uncle Sam is nearby holding a ticking clock. He says, "Actually, they reset the clock for 2025..."

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Debt Crisis Defused? & Insults For All

by Jeff Koterba, Editorial Cartoonist and Gary McCoy, Editorial Cartoonist June 2, 2023, 4:30 amJune 2, 2023, 1:38 am

Cruel But Fun: A wife and husband are watching TV and the wife says to the husband, "You're right, dear. DeSantis is more cruel and vindictive. But Trump makes it more fun."

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Cruel But Fun & Debt Limit Suspension

by Pat Byrnes, Editorial Cartoonist and R.J. Matson, Editorial Cartoonist May 31, 2023, 4:30 amMay 31, 2023, 2:28 am

Oath Keeper Gets 18 Years In Prison: Stewart Rhodes, the oath keeper who led part of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, is show in prison orange, sitting on his bunk in his cell. He has written "Just a capitol tourist!" on the wall, along with a hangman drawing that is labeled, "Pence." He is thinking, "18 years?! Ha! It'll be more like 18 months... with a pardon from newly re-elected Trump!!"

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Message for DeSantis, Oath Keeper Gets 18 Years & Debt Ceiling Cliff

by Bill Day, Editorial Cartoonist, Dave Granlund, Editorial Cartoonist and Rivers, Editorial Cartoonist May 30, 2023, 4:30 amMay 30, 2023, 3:02 am

DeSantis and Trump: A large image of Donald Trump in a suit and overly long red necktie is smiling while a half-sized Ron DeSantis is standing with his head hidden by Trump's coattails, saying, "I'm running for president!"

Sacred Birds, The Great Indoors, DeSantis And Trump

by Christopher Weyant, Editorial Cartoonist, Dave Whamond, Editorial Cartoonist and Bill Day, Editorial Cartoonist May 26, 2023, 4:30 amMay 26, 2023, 12:39 am

Governing By Crisis: Uncle Sam holds a newspaper with the headline, "Down to wire on debt ceiling," and shouts "Can we once and for all stop governing by ... CRISIS!"

Freedom Caucus And Debt Limit Doom & Governing By Crisis

by Kevin Siers, Editorial Cartoonist and Jeff Koterba, Editorial Cartoonist May 24, 2023, 4:30 amMay 23, 2023, 11:15 pm

Debt Ceiling Blackmail: A poor child holds up an empty soup bowl as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leans over and says "Sorry, but we have to make sacrifices so we can pay for the Trump tax cuts!" Behind McCarthy, a man in a black coat, with a top hat and smoking a cigar as he clenches a big bag of money to his chest, says, "Hurry up! This is getting heavy!"

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Debt-ceiling Blackmail & Still Alive

by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist and Rivers, Editorial Cartoonist May 23, 2023, 4:30 amMay 22, 2023, 5:41 pm

Southern Border Immigration: Migrants crossing a muddy river from Mexico to the USA are confronted by US citizens on their way out to Mexico, saying, "Mass murders, inflation, Republicans ... go back!"

Southern Border Immigration & Debt Ceiling

by Bob Englehart, Editorial Cartoonist and John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist May 17, 2023, 4:30 amMay 17, 2023, 1:38 am

Debt Ceiling and Fiscal Crisis: Uncle Sam has a hand on his forehead outside the US Capitol, with its dome replaced by a round, black bomb with its fuse lit, labled "FISCAL CRISIS."

Debt Ceiling and Fiscal Crisis & Lessons in History

by Jeff Koterba, Editorial Cartoonist and Dave Whamond, Editorial Cartoonist May 16, 2023, 4:30 amMay 26, 2023, 12:39 am