The Loop has covered American politics since 2026. We report what we find. We find quite a lot.
The Loop exists because American political journalism has developed, over several decades, a sophisticated set of habits for not reporting things. The things happen, often in plain sight, sometimes in front of cameras, occasionally while being described out loud by the people doing them. They go unreported because the things are complicated, or embarrassing, or require acknowledging that several facts are true at the same time.
We find this unacceptable. We report the things.
We are aware of our peers in American political journalism. We have read them. We have thoughts.
The Loop does not publish things it cannot confirm. It confirms things before publishing them. This is, we are told, unusual. We have been told this by people in positions that require them to know.
We correct errors. We have corrected one error, in April 2026. The correction was accurate. We stand by it.
We do not editorialize. The facts editorialize themselves. We present them in the correct order and allow the reader to arrive at the conclusion the facts have already reached without us.
We use anonymous sources when anonymity is warranted. "I would prefer not to be publicly associated with this" is warranted. We understand. We have sources who feel this way about everything they have ever told us. We protect them. We have been protecting them since 2026. It has not gotten easier. We have not stopped.
The Loop is staffed by journalists. Their names are withheld at their request, which they did not explicitly make but which we assumed they would make if asked, and which we therefore did not ask, out of respect for the time of everyone involved.
Our legal counsel has advised us to describe our staff as experienced professionals. Our legal counsel is an experienced professional. We have not asked him about his experience. We have found this arrangement works well for both parties.
We also publish WikiLoop, a companion reference covering the entities, organizations, and phenomena that appear in our reporting. WikiLoop entries are fully sourced, primarily from documents obtained via FOIA request. Most arrive heavily redacted. This has not stopped us. The redactions are informative in their own right.
We do not publish a tip line. We have a general address. We check it when we check it.
If you have information about occult counterintelligence operations, the operational status of classified federal infrastructure, or the whereabouts of any individual listed in a government budget document solely as "(ret.)," you may reach us through the address on file. You know which one.
If you are a government official responding to our coverage: we note that you had the opportunity to comment prior to publication. We note further that you did not take it. We remain available. We have always been available. You have our number. You have had our number since the third article.