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Gazans celebrate news of a ceasefire deal on January 15, 2025. (Photo by YOUSSEF ALZANOUN via Getty Images)

16 Jan 2025 18 minute read

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

Plus, a reader question about conservation and the Los Angeles wildfires.

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Pete Hegseth, a former soldier and Fox News host, appears likely to be confirmed. Image: Gage Skidmore

15 Jan 2025 17 minute read

Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing.

Hegseth's hearing had some fireworks, but he looks headed toward confirmation.

Photo by Visit Greenland / Unsplash

14 Jan 2025 17 minute read

Trump's comments about Greenland.

Plus, a reader question about a Canadian immigration bill.

Strong winds blow embers in the Palisades wildfire on January 8. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

13 Jan 2025 18 minute read

The Los Angeles wildfires.

A special "my take" and a question about "Pakistani rape gangs" in England.

12 Jan 2025 8 minute read

The Sunday — January 12

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Reader essay. Right after the election, Rafe Gomez wrote to us with some observations he wanted to

Everything we got right and wrong in 2024, Part 1.

10 Jan 2025 27 minute read

Everything we got right and wrong in 2024, Part 1.

Looking back on our prescient takes and our big misses.

Photo by Greg Bulla / Unsplash

8 Jan 2025 17 minute read

Facebook ends its fact-checking program.

Meta plans to adopt community notes, similar to X.

Elon Musk speaking at TED in 2017. Photo: Bret Hartman

7 Jan 2025 18 minute read

The H-1B debate between Trump, Musk, and MAGA.

Plus, a reader question about ranked-choice voting.