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The Sunday — March 23

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. In the months leading up to the election, Jack Such wrote into Tangle to suggest
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer | wikimedia commons
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Democrats split after short-term funding bill passes.

Plus, is the Tangle audience skewing left?
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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?
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The Sunday — December 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. Perhaps the most discussed event since the election was the shooting of United Healthcare CEO
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in Arizona in August 2024. | Gage Skidmore, Flickr
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The looming government shutdown.

What was in the funding bill, and why did the GOP kill it?
Stopgap funding bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) ushered in his first short-term funding bill. Image: Gage Skidmore
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Congress passes temporary funding bill, averting shutdown.

Plus, would Putin have invaded with Trump in office?
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) surprised everyone by avoiding a government shutdown. Image: Tanya E. Flores
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The government... doesn't shut down?

It was a surprising twist that came late Saturday.
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