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The Sunday — January 25

The Sunday — January 25

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. Monday, January 19. Tangle did not release a newsletter on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King,
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U.S. President Donald Trump presents the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" after signing it — July 4, 2025 | REUTERS/Leah Millis, edited by Russell Nystrom

Trump's first year: a nonpartisan scorecard. Part 2.

Measuring up the rest of Trump's first year, and Isaac's take.
Trump presidency review
Trump’s first year: a nonpartisan scorecard. Part 1.

Trump’s first year: a nonpartisan scorecard. Part 1.

We revisit metrics we set in 2025 to evaluate Trump's first year.
Donald Trump presidency
The Sunday — January 18

The Sunday — January 18

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 left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Monday, January 12. Trump’s strategy in the Western Hemisphere. Since the start of his second term,
The Sunday
Correspondence in Tangle's editorial Slack channel

I'm leaking Tangle's internal communications.

How we talk when nobody is looking.
Slack messages

What's ahead for Tangle in 2026.

New year, same us.
Press Pass
The Sunday — January 11

The Sunday — January 11

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. Monday, January 5. The U.S. ouster of Venezuela’s president. On Saturday, January 3, the United
The Sunday
Image by Russell Nystrom

What we got right and wrong in 2025, Part 2.

We review even more of our takes from 2025.
2025 review
Image by Russell Nystrom

What we got right and wrong in 2025, Part 1.

Does Tangle's editorial team make the grade?
2025 review

How anonymous sourcing actually works.

What happens when people go “off the record.”
Anonymous sourcing
The Sunday — December 28

The Sunday — December 28

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading.  Reminder: Tangle is currently on winter break. We will send a regular newsletter tomorrow and Tuesday and then will be on break again until January 5. Our
The Sunday
The Sunday — December 21

The Sunday — December 21

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 left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Monday, December 15. The mass shooting in Australia. On Sunday, two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah
The Sunday