• Is this the end for Rupert Murdoch?

    Loujie / China Daily (click to launch slideshow)

    The fallout from a phone hacking scandal that took down the popular News of the World newspaper in England continues to cloud the future of New Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch.

    A UK parliamentary committee have declared the media mogul "unfit" to run his global media empire, which includes Fox News, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal

    Cartoonists from around the world have weighed in the future of Rupert Murdoch. Check out their thoughts in our new Rupert Murdoch cartoon slideshow.  


     

  • Five Cartoons About Obama's Victory Lap

    As we celebrate the one year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, critics of the President feel it’s inappropriate for him to take a victory lap. They’re especially miffed at Obama for suggesting that his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, wouldn’t have taken the same course of action.

    [ View our slideshow of Osama bin Laden Anniversary cartoons ]

    John McCain recently said, “You Know the Thing About Heroes? They Don’t Brag.” Romney, when asked by a reporter if he would have made the call to launch the raid, said “of course” he would have. “Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order.”

    Here are a handful of cartoons about Obama’s “bragging rights." What do you think? Comment below or drop us a note on our Facebook page

    Daryl Cagle / msnbc.com (click to view more cartoons by Cagle)

    Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Bagley)

    Osama Hajjaj / Jordan, PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Osama)

    Joep Bertrams / The Netherlands, PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Bertrams)

    Nate Beeler / Columbus Dispatch (click to view more cartoons by Beeler)


     

  • Anniversary of the Death of Osama bin Laden

    Osama Hajjaj / Jordan, Politicalcartoons.com (click to launch slideshow)

    Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, killed by Navy SEALs in a bold raid ordered by President Obama against the judgement of some of his top advisors. 

    Cartoonists across the globe weighed in on the monumental news, and we've collected the best here in our Osama in Laden Anniversary cartoon slideshow


     

  • My Secret Service cartoons

    The Secret Service sex scandal continues to hold the interest of readers looking for salacious tales of government employees chartered to protect the president looking for a bit of fun on the side. As a cartoonist, that just means more opportunities to go back to the ink well and come up with more ideas. Here's my latest, on the media's obsession with this story...

    As a note to any aspiring cartoonists out there, if there's a sex scandal, and you have to draw someone with their pants down, always draw hearts on their boxers...

    My final cartoon is a warning to all the guys out there watching news coverage of the scandal with your wife. Think before you speak...

    Related: Five Great Secret Service Cartoons


     

  • Fall of Saigon in Cartoons

    On this day 37 years ago, Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was captured by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. The event market the end of the Vietnam War and the start of formal reunification of Vietnam into a communist state.  

    One of the most famous images of the 20th century is this photo by Dutch journalist Hubert van Es showing Americans trying desperately to secure a seat on one of the last helicopters evacuating people to U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Vietnam.  

    Cartoonists are visual creatures, so it makes sense that this iconic image of desperation has been used and twisted in a number of cartoons over the years. Here are some examples from our archives...

    JD Crowe / Mobile Press-Register (click to view more cartoons by Crowe)

    Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Bagley)

    Adam Zyglis / Buffalo News (click to view more cartoons by Zyglis)

    Jimmy Margulies / The Record (click to view more cartoons by Margulies)

    Rob Tornoe / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Tornoe)


     

     

  • My John Edwards cartoon

    John Edwards faced his first week on trial on charges of corruption for using campaign funds to cover-up a love affair with pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter during his 2008 campaign for president. The trial has been every bit as salacious as people expected, with Edwards former assistant, Andrew Young, accusing Edwards of calling Hunter a "crazy slut" and claiming he feared Edwards might kill him to keep the truth a secret. He also revealed when Edwards needed to reach out and contact his mistress, the former senator signaled for the “Bat phone.”

    Personally, I think Edwards is a disgrace and makes me cringe when I think about his story. But he faces 30 years in prison, which I think is a bit harsh, considering Arnold Schwarzenegger kept his love child a secret for 10 years while he was governor, and he's free to return to his former movie star days. 

    Here's my cartoon. What's your opinion? Comment below or drop a line on our Facebook page... 


  • Five Funny Biden Gaffe Cartoons

    Biden Alert! Speaking about the Obama administration’s foreign policy at New York University, Vice President delivered a snicker-worthy line when he said, “I promise you, the president has a big stick.”

    The former Delaware senator is known for flubs of the tongue. He also got some laughs when he described Obama’s decisiveness, telling the audience, “This guy’s got a backbone like a ramrod. For real. For real.”

    Here are five funny cartoon from our archives about Biden’s tendency to say the wrong thing at the wrong time.

    David Fitzsimmons / Arizona Daily Star (click to view more by Fitzsimmons)

    John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Cole)

    Jimmy Margulies / The Record (click to view more cartoons by Margulies)

    R.J. Matson / Roll Call (click to view more cartoons by Matson)

    Taylor Jones / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Jones)



     

  • Mad Cow cartoons

    Monte Wolverton / Cagle Cartoons (click to start slideshow)

    It was a tough week for the beleaguered American beef industry, which had to deal with the news of a dairy cow infected with mad cow disease. It's only the fourth ever discovered in the U.S., and the first new case of the disease since 2006. 

    At least it got people to stop talking about pink slime! 

    Check out our new Mad Cow cartoon slideshow, and today, you might just want to stick to chicken. 


     

  • Morning cartoon round-up

    Marco Rubio continues to remain in the focus of the Romney veep-stakes, both candidates face a do-nothing Congress and Ron Paul is still in the face. Here is our morning round-up of cartoons to get you caught up on what's happening in the news...

    Jeff Parker / Florida Today (click to view more cartoons by Parker)

    David Fitzsimmons / Arizona Daily Star (click to view more cartoons by Fitzsimmons)

    Cam Cardow / Ottawa Citizen (click to view more cartoons by Cardow)

    Joe Heller / Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to view more cartoons by Heller)

    Jimmy Margulies / The Record (click to view more cartoons by Margulies)



     

  • Afternoon cartoon round-up

    The economic recovery continues to lag, Fox News sidesteps the facts and the Post Office fights for its own survival. Here is our afternoon round-up of cartoons to get you caught up on what's happening in the news...

    Gary McCoy / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by McCoy)

    Nate Beeler / Washington Examiner (click to view more cartoons by Beeler)

    Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Bagley)

    Chris Weyant / The Hill (click to view more cartoons by Weyant)

    Osama Hajjaj / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Hajjaj)



     

  • Morning cartoon round-up: Gingrich finished?

    If it wasn’t desperate enough that Newt Gingrich made Delaware his Waterloo, Newt was completely routed last night by Mitt Romney in all five primaries. Gingrich plans to move on to North Carolina, who holds their primary next Tuesday, but he did finally indicate that over the next couple of days, his campaign is “going to look realistically at where we’re at.”

    Here’s a round-up of cartoons about desperate Newt…

    Daryl Cagle / msnbc.com (click to view more cartoons by Cagle)

    R.J. Matson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch (click to view more cartoons by Matson)

    Rick McKee / Augusta Chronicle (click to view more cartoons by McKee)

    Adam Zyglis / Buffalo News (click to view more cartoons by Zyglis)

    Larry Wright / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Wright)