Joe Biden
SPECIAL EDITION: 24 thoughts on Joe Biden dropping out.
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The Sunday — July 21
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 left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Reader essay. When John was in fifth grade, he let his fear of spiders get the best of him. As he
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Terrorphobia
By John Randolph When I was a kid, I was terrified of spiders. My darkest moment came while on fifth grade summer vacation at my friend Jack’s cottage. We had lugged his raft — a sturdy, homemade bundle of wood and foam and cordage — from winter storage to the beach and launched it into the lake
Donald Trump
A closer look at the Secret Service.
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Bob Menendez
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) guilty on all counts.
Plus, a reader question about language choices.
Judge Aileen Cannon
Judge Cannon throws out Trump's classified docs case.
Plus, I respond to some reader criticism about our coverage of J.D. Vance.
JD Vance
Trump chooses J.D. Vance as his running mate.
Plus, a reader question about controversial interviews.
Donald Trump
Trump survives an assassination attempt.
The former president was nearly killed by a 20-year-old shooter.
The Sunday
The Sunday — July 14
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. Mo was having some second thoughts. Did she believe in what she was doing for a
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Show your face and say what you mean
By Mo Perry This piece has been slightly edited from Mo’s substack, The Unfurling, where it originally appeared. My eye’s been twitching for weeks. I’ve been putting myself in an uncomfortable space on purpose. My eye twitches, and I let it twitch. I notice it — there it goes, mid-conversation —
Project 2025
Project 2025, explained.
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