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Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a press conference on September 17, 2025 | Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA, edited by Russell Nystrom

What to make of the Fed's interest rate cut.

Plus, is China an existential threat to the United States?
Federal Reserve

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The Sunday — June 15

The Sunday — June 15

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. Jim and his wife led a pretty peaceful life — no big complaints, and no big
The Sunday
Shipping containers at port | Image: Rawpixel

How strong is the economy?

Plus, why aren't politicians fixing the national debt?
Economy
Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in 2019 | Image: PBS

Trump reverses, pauses tariffs.

16 thoughts on the 90-day pause on Trump's tariffs.
Tariffs
President Donald Trump holds up a chart of tariffs during “Liberation Day” event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's "liberation day" tariffs.

A deep dive of what the president has called "liberation day."
Tariffs
Image: Rawpixel | The National Parks Service

The U.S.–Canada trade war.

Plus, are we missing an obvious way to make Social Security solvent?
Canada
The New York Stock Exchange | Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress

The latest on tariffs and the economy.

Plus, what is the right amount of national debt?
Tariffs
Trump's federal cryptocurrency reserve.

Trump's federal cryptocurrency reserve.

Plus, why do people always talk past each other on abortion?
Cryptocurrency
image: Gage Skidmore

Tracking Trump's promises and key metrics for America.

We're taking stock of where things are as Trump enters office.
Donald Trump

The Sunday — September 15

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.
The Sunday
Trump, Harris make economic pitch to voters.

Trump, Harris make economic pitch to voters.

Plus, a reader question about sharing my opinion in the newsletter.
Donald Trump

The Sunday — August 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. Reader essay. Award-winning producer Stephanie Lepp is concerned about some of the same stuff we are: hyperpartisanship,
Russia prisoner swap