Personal essay
Your questions, answered.
Many readers have asked me to review Joe Biden's presidency.
Kevin McCarthy
2023 review
Everything we got wrong (and right) in 2023
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Spending
Republicans and Democrats strike a deal.
Plus, a question about Trump's immunity.
Spending
Republicans and Democrats strike a deal.
Plus, a question about Trump's immunity.
The Sunday
The Sunday — December 17
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. Justin has been a Tangle reader, and prolific commenter and respondent, for several
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy announces retirement.
Plus, some reactions to Friday's newsletter.
Mike Johnson
Republicans elect Mike Johnson as Speaker.
Plus, a question about our debt and some footage from our live event.
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy gets ousted.
It's the first time in American history a Speaker has been removed.
Government shutdown
The government... doesn't shut down?
It was a surprising twist that came late Saturday.
Kevin McCarthy
A looming government shutdown (again).
We're 10 days away from a government shutdown.
BIden 2024
Republicans launch Biden impeachment inquiry.
Plus, a question about the David Weiss special counsel.
House Freedom Caucus
The House Freedom Caucus revolt.
Republican infighting led to a week-long standoff in Congress.