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Trump fires labor stats head after shaky jobs report.
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of labor statistics for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Erika McEntarfer, aft...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Sydney Sweeney, stock trading ban, the Trump economy and some fractures in the MAGA world.
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk about Sydney Sweeney and her wonderful jeans, the stock trading ban, the latest on the Trump economy and so...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: What happened to: The Great Salt Lake's collapse.
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the early days of 2023, a group of researchers and activists published a report with a shocking conclusion: Utah’s Great Salt Lake was ...
The Senate confirms Trump's former attorney Emil Bove.
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, the Senate voted 50–49 to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Sens. Susan Collins...
RFK Jr.'s food-dye fight.
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the past two months, several major U.S. food companies have voluntarily committed to removing artificial food dyes from their products, following&n...
The U.S. and Europe agree to a trade deal.
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States and the European Union (EU) had reached a trade deal following a meeting ...
Starvation in Gaza.
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The humanitarian situation in Gaza. On Sunday, the Israeli military temporarily paused operations in three parts of Gaza to allow aid groups...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk the Epstein case, Hunter Biden, and cancel culture.
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Isaac, Ari and Kmele discuss the intricacies of political narratives surrounding the Epstein case and its implications, the candid re...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Five things I got *right* about Trump.
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about five things I had gotten wrong about Trump in his first six months in office. In all honesty, I’m not...
Congress claws back $9 billion in spending.
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Senate voted 51–48 to pass a rescissions package clawing back $9 billion in federal funding that had previously been appr...
Tulsi Gabbard reignites "Russiagate."
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced the release of files that allegedly show President Barack Obama a...
"Crypto week" in Congress.
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, the United Stat...
The new report on Trump and Epstein.
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal published a report claiming that President Donald Trump signed a letter containing a lewd drawing and s...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele let it all out on Jeffrey Epstein, some Jerome Powell stuff and a very good grievance section.
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac, Ari, and Kmele really get into it about all the Jeffrey Epstein stuff for nearly an hour. Then they talk about their opinions on the Jerome Pow...
PREVIEW: The Friday Edition - The future of climate change may not be what you think.
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hundred-year floods in Central Texas. Wildfires encroaching on the Grand Canyon. Powerful hurricanes, heat records, even winter storms — these event...
Biden's autopen controversy.
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Biden’s use of the autopen. On Tuesday, Fox News reported that the White House Counsel’s Office — in coordination with the Justic...
Trump ramps up threats to remove Powell.
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has escalated his criticisms of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Powell’s decision to main...
Trump sours on Putin, pivots on Ukraine.
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, President Donald Trump announced two measures aimed at pressuring Russia to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. First, Trump ...
The immigration raids in California.
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, federal immigration authorities said they arrested 319 people suspected of being in the country illegally in raids carried out ...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Jeffrey Epstein, the Grok meltdown and then they play a population game.
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk a lot about Jeffrey Epstein and the Grok/ai chat bot meltdown. Then the guys play a fun population game that they surprisin...
PREVIEW: The Friday Edition - Five things I got wrong about Trump.
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So today, I’d like to tackle five things I think I’ve gotten wrong about President Donald Trump’s administration through the first six months of...
Elon Musk wants to start a party.
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, Elon Musk announced his intention to create a new political party, called the “America Party.” The announcement follows Mus...
Trump tries to close the Epstein investigation.
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday night, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a joint memo with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) affirming prior findin...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Nick Troiano of Unite America about RCV and Open Primaries
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are going to be releasing an interview we did with Nick Troiano, who's coming back on the podcast for the second time. Nick is the Executive ...
Porn age-verification law upheld by Supreme Court.
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On June 27, the Supreme Court voted 6–3 to uphold a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify the age of their visitors. The law,...
What we know about the Texas floods.
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, flash flooding caused catastrophic damage in Texas Hill Country, a region of Central and South Texas, killing at least 89 people....
SPECIAL EDITION: Isaac shares his love for America
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac shares his love for America. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. ...
The Big, Beautiful Bill gets through the Senate.
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, following a marathon all-night voting session, the Republicans’ taxation and spending bill passed the Senate 51–50 on a...
SPECIAL EDITION - Kmele Foster: Let's have an authentic racial reckoning.
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday June 27th, Tangle's newest member, Editor-at-large Kmele Foster released his first written piece. Kmele’s essay tackles America’s 2020 r...
Parents can now opt kids out of LGBTQ classroom material.
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the Supreme Court voted 6–3 in favor of a group of Maryland parents who had wanted to opt their elementary-aged children out of...
Fact vs. freakout on the SCOTUS universal injunctions ruling.
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the Supreme Court voted 6–3 to partially pause rulings by federal judges blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order en...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Zohran Mamdani, the Iran strikes and response to some Juneteenth criticism.
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac, Ari, and Kmele discuss the general response and personal opinions to Zohran Mamdani's mayoral primary win and what the Democratic Party should ...
The "Big Beautiful Bill" gets a Byrd bath.
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Sunday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough advised that several measures in ...
A political shockwave in New York City.
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, results from New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary showed state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in a commanding lead over the ...
The Supreme Court wades into the transgender healthcare debate.
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court voted 6–3 along ideological lines to uphold Tennessee’s ban on certain treatments for transgender minors...
The United States bombs Iran.
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had carried out airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran: Fordow, Nata...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Juneteenth, MAGA fight over Iran, Tucker v Ted, and the federal land sell off.
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Juneteenth from the Tangle crew! Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about the MAGA fight over Iran. They also discuss the controversial interview of Ted...
SPECIAL EDITION: The genetic optimization of life — and the lives it may leave behind.
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the last few years, one of my favorite parts of Tangle has been hiring young writers and giving them an opportunity to work with us. Over the year...
Political violence hits Minnesota.
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday morning, Minnesota House Representative Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were shot and killed in their home in Brooklyn Park,...
Is Trump backing off his mass deportation plan?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Trump administration began directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to pause immigration investigations and enfo...
2,000 protests and a parade.
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The military parade and “No Kings” protests. On Saturday, the U.S. Army held a festival and parade in Washington, D.C., to commemorate i...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Rand Paul, Alex Padilla, and Tulsi Gabbard.
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After dealing with some technical difficulties, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele discuss an interview between Kmele and The Fifth Column podcasters and Senator R...
SPECIAL EDITION: 14 thoughts on Israel striking Iran.
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we originally planned to publish a piece from Tangle’s newest team member, Editor-at-Large Kmele Foster, about his view on the racial reckoni...
How strong is the economy?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the past week, the latest metrics for several key economic indicators have been released amid global uncertainty over the impact of President Donal...
RFK Jr. fires entire vaccine panel.
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of the independent Advisory ...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to the U.S. to face charges.
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the United States returned Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador to face charges in Tennessee for alleged trafficking of unauthor...
The Los Angeles protests.
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday evening, protests over immigration arrests in Los Angeles, California, sparked violent confrontations with federal and local law enforcement...
FULL EPISODE - Isaac interviews Jonah Platt about Zionism.
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In todays special Friday edition, Isaac talks with Jonah Platt, host of the podcast "Being Jewish with Jonah Platt", in response to Isaac's "I think I...
Emergency Podcast - Elon goes nuclear on Trump.
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We couldn't wait until Sunday. Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about the fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump as the tweets are coming out! They disc...
Elon comes for the Big Beautiful Bill.
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, former White House adviser Elon Musk escalated his criticisms of the budget reconciliation “big beautiful bill” passed by Ho...
Ukraine's surprise attack in Russia.
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, Ukraine carried out a coordinated drone attack within Russian territory hitting dozens of Russian bombers. The attack, called Ope...
The attack in Boulder, Colorado.
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Boulder, Colorado on Sunday, a man attacked members of a Jewish community group advocating for the release of hostages in Gaza. The suspe...
The court rulings on Trump's tariffs.
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) blocked President Donald Trump’s global tariffs from enforcement, rulin...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, And Kmele talk about Kmele's appearance on CNN, Trump's tariffs, and Elon's departure.
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Kmele's recent appearance on CNN, the nature of cable news debates, the impact of Trump's ...
FULL EPISODE - I think I’m leaving Zionism, or Zionism is leaving me.
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the war in Gaza passes the 20-month mark, Executive Editor Isaac Saul has been reflecting on how his views on Israel — and his identity as a Zion...
Trump resumes collections on student loans.
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On May 5, the federal government began collecting on its defaulted student loan portfolio for the first time since March 2020 for approximat...
The Supreme Court's religious charter school ruling.
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked a religious online charter school from obtaining public funding from the state of Oklahoma. In a 4–...
Trump blasts Putin for escalation in Ukraine.
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Late Sunday night and into Monday morning, Russia launched its largest drone and missile attacks on Ukraine since the start of its full-scal...
PREVIEW - Isaac talks with Emily Oster
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac talks with Emily Oster, economist, author, and CEO of ParentData, to discuss declining fertility rates globally, the impact ...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac talks with Sarah Isgur
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac talks with Sarah Isgur, Senior Editor at The Dispatch, to discuss the recent acquisition of SCOTUSblog by The Dispatc...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Noah Rothman - Trump 2.0 repudiates the conservatism of Trump 1.0.
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every day, the Tangle team dives deep into commentary about the big, divisive story we are covering. And, I kid you not, almost every day we come acro...
Gaza on the brink.
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the start of a new “extensive ground operation” in Gaza, which follows a week of ai...
What's next for the big beautiful bill?
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump met with House Republicans in a closed-door meeting to urge them to vote in favor of a massive sp...
The Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship, sort of.
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to lift or narrow a series of lower-court injunctions blocking the Trump administr...
Biden reveals cancer diagnosis amid "cover-up" allegations.
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, the personal office of former President Joe Biden announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer that had metastasized to t...
The Sunday Podcast: We were right about Biden, a divided DNC, and Trump's speech, with Kmele Foster.
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac and Ari are joined by our newest team member, Editor-at-large Kmele Foster. They delve into media criticism surroundi...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Mailbag! Your questions and criticisms, our response.
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our work at Tangle, we solicit reader questions about politics and our work every day in our newsletter. And every few months, so many inte...
The U.S. accepts Afrikaner refugees.
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, 59 South Africans arrived in the United States as refugees, the first group to be granted the designation under an executive...
Will Trump's executive order reduce drug prices?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for U.S. citizens by establishing “...
Qatar's gift to Trump.
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, ABC News reported that the Trump administration was preparing to accept a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar’s royal f...
The arrest of Newark's mayor.
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, federal officers arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) for trespassing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention c...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and "White Smoke" Weitzman discuss the new Pope, reader criticism, and Joe Biden.
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac and Ari discuss the recent election of a new Pope, and find a new nickname for Ari. They also talk about the criticis...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Whatever happened to the baby formula shortage?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At Tangle, we’ve recently been reflecting on our coverage from the past five years, identifying stories that we covered once or twice, thought could...
The India–Pakistan conflict escalates.
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the Indian government said it conducted several airstrikes in Pakistan-controlled territory. While India called the strikes a ...
Trump proposes 100% tariff on films.
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he will authorize the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to ...
Trump signs order to defund NPR and PBS.
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all executive depa...
Trump's "skinny" budget proposal.
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the Trump administration released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026. The White House recommends budgeting $557 billion in ...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Our interview with Greg Lukianoff.
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Senior Editor Will Kaback interviews Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE...
SPECIAL EDITION PREVIEW: My take on Trump's first 100 days (Part Two)
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, we published Part 1 of our review of the Trump administration's first 100 days. You can read that here. Today, we are going to cover s...
SPECIAL EDITION: Trump's first 100 days — Part One.
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since there’s so much to cover, we’ll be reviewing President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in a two-part edition. This edition is part one, and ...
Canada's historic election.
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Canada held a federal election for members of the House of Commons to the 45th Parliament. The Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Ca...
Would a baby bonus boost the birth rate?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has heard a range of proposals to increase the fertility rate in the United States. While taking questions i...
The arrest of a Wisconsin judge.
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping an unauthori...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Kmele Foster joins Isaac and Ari to race, Pope Francis, and judicial independence
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Kmele Foster joins Isaac and Ari to discuss race, identity, and racial categories. They explore personal anecdotes, societa...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Yes, Biden really did make a mess of immigration.
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Friday edition, Executive Editor Isaac Saul makes the argument that President Biden is largely responsible for the historic surge in illega...
Trump softens on China and Jerome Powell.
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While answering questions in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump made a series of remarks that appeared to soften his previou...
Pete Hegseth's uncertain future
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the past week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been the subject of scrutiny from former staffers and anonymous sources within the federal gov...
The death of Pope Francis.
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, the Vatican announcedPope Francis died at the age of 88. Francis, the Catholic Church’s 266th pope, had led the Church since 2013 as...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about all the things we don't know that we think we do know, more on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and then Audrey Moorehead joins us to talk about some of the Harvard controversies.
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac and Ari jump back into the Kilmar Abrego Garcia controversy. And then we talk about all the things we don't know that...
FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: The SAVE Act - Separating truth from fiction.
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On April 10, the House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill requiring proof of citizenship ...
Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, President Donald Trump hosted Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the White House amid a protracted legal fight over Kilmar Abrego Ga...
The Harvard–Trump standoff.
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it will freeze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University ...
The U.S.–Iran nuclear talks.
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, U.S. and Iranian officials initiated discussions in Oman over Iran’s nuclear program. The majority of the talks were indirect...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Mahmoud Khalil's deportation rulings.
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the past week, U.S. courts have issued a pair of significant rulings on the deportation actions of the Trump administration. On Thursday, the Supre...
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about more DOGE cuts, American manufacturing, and other missed stories from the week.
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac and Ari talk tariffs (duh), there's so much more to say, whether Americans really want manufacturing to come back? An...
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Isaac talks with Richard Hanania
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Friday edition, Executive Editor Isaac Saul talks with author and political commentator Richard Hanania. They discuss his evolution from be...
Trump reverses, pauses tariffs.
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the individualized tariffs imposed on U.S. trading partners, with the excep...
The Supreme Court rules on Trump's deportations.
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a 5–4 decision in Trump v. J.G.G., lifting a pair of temporary orders from U.S. District Judge Ja...
The HHS layoffs.
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, April 1, the Trump administration began large-scale layoffs at agencies across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
The global response to Trump's tariffs.
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump’s decision to implement a baseline 10% tariff on all U.S. trading partners and additional, individualized tariffs o...