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The New York Stock Exchange | Photo by David Vives / Unsplash, edited by Russell Nystrom

Is there an affordability crisis?

Plus, a question about cuts to the government's election-security team.
Affordability

All Federal Reserve posts

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
Lisa D. Cook sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Federal Reserve, Flickr — edited by Russell Nystrom

The Fed's independence faces its biggest test yet.

Plus, can changing party registration prevent gerrymandering?
Lisa Cook
The Sunday — July 20

The Sunday — July 20

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading.  💡For the month of July, we're sending our full-length Sunday edition to all free subscribers! The Sunday features cartoons, light-hearted extras, and reader engagement sections
The Sunday
President Donald Trump announcing the nomination of Jerome Powell as Fed chair | November 2, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Trump ramps up threats to remove Powell.

Plus, a reader question about cloud seeding in Texas.
Federal Reserve
Trump softens on China and Jerome Powell.

Trump softens on China and Jerome Powell.

Trump signals a deal with China, and says he won't fire Powell.
Donald Trump

The Sunday — September 22

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. Sarah Norberg is a daughter of California’s Central Valley, in particular the town of
The Sunday
Jerome Powell following the announced rate cuts | Federal Reserve livestream

The Fed slashes interest rates.

What to make of the Fed's larger-than-expected 0.5% interest rate cut.
Federal Reserve
Inflation becomes #1 issue.

Inflation becomes #1 issue.

Will it keep getting worse?
Inflation
The fight over Jerome Powell.

The fight over Jerome Powell.

Some progressives want him gone.
Jerome Powell