Sign up for the Free Tangle Newsletter Highly curated unbiased news for busy, open-minded people.
Processing your application
Please check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription.
There was an error sending the email
Home / Tags / Congress

Congress

United States Congress

The U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2025, hours before a partial government shutdown | REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY, edited by Russell Nystrom

The government shuts down.

Plus, how could a president theoretically seek a third term?
Government shutdown

All Congress posts

Executive Editor Isaac Saul with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) in Congress | Tangle YouTube channel, edited by Russell Nystrom

Behind the scenes of our time with Rep. Auchincloss.

Answering reader questions about our latest YouTube video.
Reader mailbag
President Donald Trump listens to the Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russ Vought delivers remarks in October, 2019 | Official White House photo, Wikimedia Commons

Congress claws back $9 billion in spending.

Plus, our editors weigh in on CBS canceling Stephen Colbert's show.
Rescission
Photo by CoinWire Japan / Unsplash

"Crypto week" in Congress.

Plus, could a volcanic eruption cause climate change?
Cryptocurrency
Joe Biden at his desk in Washington, D.C., in 2022 | Executive Office of the President of the United States, Picryl

Biden's autopen controversy.

Plus, has anyone been convicted of perjury after a nomination hearing?
Autopen
The "Big Beautiful Bill" gets a Byrd bath.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" gets a Byrd bath.

Plus, our thoughts on jumping from broadcasting to governance.
Big Beautiful Bill
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the Oval Office, May 30, 2025 | Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

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

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?

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

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

How Congress averted a government shutdown.

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

Trump pushes for recess appointments.

Plus, what are the downsides to some reforms?
Donald Trump