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Environmental activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments in Suncor v. Boulder

SCOTUS returns with a climate change case.

Plus, how big of a deal is the national debt?
Supreme Court

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The I-75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shortly after initial construction was completed | Tennessee State Library and Archives, Wikipedia, edited by Ari Weitzman

The Sunday — August 30

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. Editor’s Note: Last week, we ran a reader essay critical of the Sydney chapter of Chabad (and the organization at large) that included several large claims
The Sunday
The national debt as of August 25, 2026 | Graphic by Aidan Gorman, Russell Nystrom, and Candida Hall

The national debt hits $40 trillion.

Plus, Revolutionary War debt and the first national bank.
National debt
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump at the White House — February 12, 2026 | REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, edited by Russell Nystrom

The EPA repeals the endangerment finding.

Plus, is it a problem for other countries to hold U.S. debt?
EPA
"A Rally for SNAP" on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts — October 28, 2025 | REUTERS/Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY, edited by Russell Nystrom

SNAP funding expires.

Plus, who owns our national debt?
Government shutdown
President Trump holds a rendering of the proposed White House ballroom | REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque, edited by Russell Nystrom

The demolition of the East Wing.

Plus, a look at the federal deficit.
White House renovation
Image by Eric Haynes | Creative Commons

The Big, Beautiful Bill gets through the Senate.

What's in — and what's out — of the megabill, and part three of a reader question about Sudan.
Big Beautiful Bill
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office | Image: Heute.at

Trump's "skinny" budget proposal.

Plus, is Trump getting rid of the penny?
2026 budget
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