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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington on October 28, 2025 | REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon, edited by Russell Nystrom

Did the U.S. commit a war crime?

Plus, why Texas Democrats were fined when House Republicans weren't.
Venezuela boats

All Pete Hegseth posts

Image: Russell Nystrom, Tangle

Five things I got *right* about Trump.

In many ways, Trump's second term has been exactly what I thought.
Donald Trump 2024
B-2 Bomber at initial public rollout in Palmdale, California, 1988. | Image: Wikimedia commons

The United States bombs Iran.

A major escalation and its possible implications.
U.S. bombs Iran
The Sunday — April 27

The Sunday — April 27

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. Michael Tyler has been reading and responding to Tangle since before Isaac left his previous
The Sunday
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in April. | Credit: Department of Defense

Pete Hegseth's uncertain future.

Plus, have Tangle's takes become left-wing?
Pete Hegseth
Photo by appshunter.io / Unsplash

The Signal chat controversy and everything else we missed.

It was one of the newsiest weeks of the year.
SignalGate
U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. in Brussels, Belgium, in October 2023. (DOD Photo by Benjamin Applebaum)

The firings at the Pentagon.

The military leaders President Trump recently dismissed, and why.
Pentagon

The Sunday — January 19

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading.  Last week, we published a reader essay by Rafe Gomez about the rule of selling Donald Trump broke, and why it didn’t matter. However, we didn’
The Sunday
Pete Hegseth, a former soldier and Fox News host, appears likely to be confirmed. Image: Gage Skidmore

Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing.

Hegseth's hearing had some fireworks, but he looks headed toward confirmation.
Pete Hegseth
Senate portico with Capital Dome, April 2013 | Tim Evanson, Flickr

Trump pushes for recess appointments.

Plus, what are the downsides to some reforms?
Donald Trump