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The "Big Beautiful Bill" gets a Byrd bath.
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The "Big Beautiful Bill" gets a Byrd bath.

Plus, our thoughts on jumping from broadcasting to governance.
Big Beautiful Bill

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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the Oval Office, May 30, 2025 | Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard
18 minute read

Elon comes for the Big Beautiful Bill.

Plus, an update on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Elon Musk
President Trump with House Speaker Mike Johnson | Screenshot: C-SPAN
19 minute read

What's next for the big beautiful bill?

Plus, how does the Supreme Court decide their rulings?
2026 budget
Can Senate Democrats prevent a government shutdown?
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Can Senate Democrats prevent a government shutdown?

Plus, why doesn't Tangle feature libertarian perspectives?
Congress
President Donald Trump addresses Congress | YouTube Screenshot, The Wall Street Journal
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Trump's address to Congress.

The president addressed Congress for the first time in his second term.
Donald Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson. Image: Gage Skidmore | Flickr
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How Congress averted a government shutdown.

Plus, a question about ranking presidents.
Continuing resolution
Senate portico with Capital Dome, April 2013 | Tim Evanson, Flickr
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Trump pushes for recess appointments.

Plus, what are the downsides to some reforms?
Donald Trump
A bridge washout caused by Helene | Anonymous, North Carolina
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FEMA funding and the disaster response.

Plus, is it different when workers strike against automation in the arts?
FEMA
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The Sunday — September 29

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. Reader essay. As the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah approaches, reader Dinah Bucholz used the period of
Israel-Hezbollah war
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris in 2019 | Gage Skidmore, Flickr
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Kamala Harris's filibuster comments.

Plus, would Dems make Puerto Rico and D.C. states?
Kamala Harris
11 minute read

The Sunday — September 1

The Sunday — September 1 This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. How are we doing? We’re always looking for reader feedback to inform and improve our processes, so we’re curious to hear
The Sunday
Benjamin Netanyahu addressing Congress on Wednesday. Image: C-SPAN
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Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on the war in Gaza.

Plus, a question about the RNC rejecting our application for a press pass.
Benjamin Netanyahu