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Destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

20 Mar 2025 18 minute read

The war in Gaza resumes.

Plus, could the government layoffs destabilize the economy?

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in 2020. Credit: The White House

6 Feb 2025 19 minute read

Trump's plan for Gaza.

What do the president's comments mean for the future of the Middle East?

Gazans celebrate news of a ceasefire deal on January 15, 2025. (Photo by YOUSSEF ALZANOUN via Getty Images)

16 Jan 2025 18 minute read

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

Plus, a reader question about conservation and the Los Angeles wildfires.

People celebrate with anti-government fighters in Damascus on December 8, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

10 Dec 2024 18 minute read

The fall of Assad in Syria.

Plus, I respond to your feedback on Brian Thompson's murder.

Bashar al-Assad

A billboard depicting Hamas' slain leader Yahya Sinwar. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

21 Oct 2024 18 minute read

Israel kills Yahya Sinwar.

Plus, are the polls showing another false red wave?

A woman breaks down at the memorial to Yulia Waxer Daunov. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

7 Oct 2024 18 minute read

The October 7th anniversary.

It's been one year since Hamas attacked Israel.

1 Sep 2024 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

Smoke billows during Israeli bombing on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam. (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

28 Aug 2024 17 minute read

The Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

Plus, a reader question about Josh Shapiro and Tim Walz.

25 Aug 2024 9 minute read

The Sunday — August 25

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. Last week, we wrote about Tim Walz’s military record. Then we got an interesting

SPECIAL EDITION: Your responses to my essay on Israel.

21 Aug 2024 27 minute read

SPECIAL EDITION: Your responses to my essay on Israel.

Plus, our DNC coverage and a correction.

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - AUGUST 12: Palestinians flee to safer areas with their belongings. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Getty Images)

16 Aug 2024 18 minute read

All my worst fears about Israel have come true.

Looking back on what I wrote, and where we are now.