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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...

FULL EPISODE - The Sunday Podcast: Kmele Foster joins Isaac and Ari to discuss tariffs, DOGE, consuming news.

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On today's Sunday podcast, Kmele Foster joins Isaac and Ari to discuss the ramifications of Trump's tariff policies, including what this means for the...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Why due process still matters.

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Friday edition, Executive Editor Isaac Saul makes the case for due process for anyone on American soil — and explaining how the recent de...

Trump's "liberation day" tariffs.

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a 10% across-the-board tariff on all U.S. trading partners, as well as heightened rates on sp...

The election results in Florida and Wisconsin.

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, voters in Florida elected two new U.S. representatives, while Wisconsin voters selected a new state Supreme Court justice. The races were ...

Trump's executive orders targeting law firms.

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Beginning in February, President Donald Trump issued a series of orders targeting law firms that he claims have engaged in “conduct detrim...

The Signal chat controversy and everything else we missed.

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, March 24, The Atlantic published a partial transcript of communications among Trump administration officials as they discussed impendi...

FULL EPISODE - Question Everything: Can Journalism Save a Marriage? (Featured on This American Life)

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A few months ago I made a decision that changed my life and the trajectory of Tangle for good.I was approached by a producer for a new podcast called ...

INTERVIEW: Ari talks with Christian Paz from Vox

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever read one of Vox’s famous “Explainer” articles, you’re probably familiar with Christian Paz’s work. His reporting is at the ...

INTERVIEW: Ari talks with Jack Nicastro from Reason

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I lived in California for four years. In that time, I left San Francisco because of wildfire smoke twice, helped plant trees in burn scars three times...

INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Dave Weigel from Semafor

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the beginning of the Tangle team’s “spring break.” As part of fostering work-life balance and also assuring our small team can survive ...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Will Kaback discuss all the stories we missed this week, Trump complying with court orders, Grok and Elon Musk.

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Will Kaback and Isaac Saul discuss all the craziness and numerous stories we missed this week. The fact that President Trump is co...

FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: Yes, I’d like to briefly defend Gavin Newsom.

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom recently launched a podcast called This is Gavin Newsom. The show is advertised as a way for...

The war in Gaza resumes.

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) announcedthey had carried out a series of airstrikes against what th...

Trump, El Salvador, and the Alien Enemies Act.

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, the United States government transferred hundreds of noncitizens and alleged gang members to a detention facility in El Salvador, despite...

Trump strikes the Houthis.

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, the United States carried out a series of aerial and naval strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. President Donald Trump...

Democrats split after short-term funding bill passes.

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed a stopgap bill to fund the government through September and avert a government shutdown. The bill...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Issac and Ari talk about Mahmoud Khalil, a (potential) a government shutdown, and interview River Page from the Free Press.

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Ari and Isaac discuss the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, the implications for free speech, and the legal rights of green card holders. ...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Your questions, answered.

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the Tangle ethos, we solicit reader questions about politics and our work every day in our newsletter. And every few months, so many q...

Can the Senate prevent a government shutdown?

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The budget resolution and potential government shutdown. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the...

The U.S.–Canada trade war.

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to double his planned tariffs on all Canadian steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%. Trum...

Columbia University's funding cut and Mahmoud Khalil's arrest.

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, the Trump administration announced it will cut $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University in New York City for allege...

Dismantling the Department of Education.

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate closing t...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Ari and Isaac recap last week and talk about Bill Ackman, comedians doing politics, Gavin Newsom and more.

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Ari and Isaac fulfilled a promise to recap everything that happened between Thursday and Sunday last week. Then Isaac tries to mak...

PREVIEW The Friday Edition: My thoughts on parenting and politics after 6 weeks of fatherhood.

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A little over six weeks ago, my wife gave birth to our first child. For today’s Friday edition, I decided to take a brief break from the news to sha...

The latest on tariffs and the economy.

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just after midnight on Tuesday, President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian imports — with a lower 10% tariff o...

Trump's address to Congress

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tuesday night, President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time in his second term. Though not technically a ...

PREVIEW - INTERVIEW: Ari Weitzman talks with FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January, Managing Editor talked with Meredith Sumpter. She is the CEO of FairVote, a nonpartisan organization that researches and advances voting r...

Trump's federal cryptocurrency reserve.

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, President Donald Trump namedfive digital assets — Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, and Cardano — that will make up a “Crypto Strateg...

The Trump-Zelensky meeting

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met at the White House to conduct final negotiations over ...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac is back! Isaac and Ari discuss Elon Musk, government waste, the Ukraine deal and more.

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Isaac is officially back! Isaac and Ari talk about Elon Musk obviously, government waste, DOGE, some of the people that are flying...

FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: Debunking some myths about Tangle (and me).

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Friday edition, Executive Editor and Founder, Isaac Saul, debunks some of the myths and misconceptions about Tangle (and himself). He outli...

The Trump-Zelensky mineral rights deal.

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had accepted the draft of a deal that would se...

Kash Patel’s confirmation and deputy appointment

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Kashyap “Kash” Patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Patel was a fo...

Musk’s directive to federal workers.

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, Elon Musk posted on X that federal employees must respond to an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) detailing t...

The firings at the Pentagon.

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, President Donald Trump firedthe chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., as part of a seri...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Ari and Jon discuss DOGE, Dems, and dynamics.

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Managing Editor Ari Weitzman and Executive Producer Jon Lall discuss various themes surrounding political dynamics, feedback on th...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Trump’s first month: The good, bad, unclear, and abhorrent.

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The day Donald Trump was inaugurated, my son was born.In retrospect, the timing feels inevitable ("Founder of politics newsletter has baby on inaugura...

The Senate and House budget plans

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Republicans in Congress are moving to pass a budget plan to advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. On Wednesday, the Senate&nbs...

Updates on the Department of Government Efficiency.

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has gained access or attempted to gain access to numerous departments across the fed...

U.S.-Russia negotiations on Ukraine

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, U.S. and Russian officials met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Ru...

SPECIAL EDITION: Biden and Trump show us the promise and peril of presidential clemency.

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Editor's note: We are off for President's Day today, but have a special edition featuring a guest writer today.Core to our mission at Tangle is offeri...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Ari and Will talk about an NBA Trade, the Trump Administration and Defense Budgets

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

The 3rd Annual Valentine's Day Special featuring Isaac, Phoebe, and a very special (and tiny) guest.

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 3rd Annual Valentine's Day Podcast!On this special episode, Isaac and his amazing wife, Phoebe, talk about navigating through their experi...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Toward more perfect unions.

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2022, we published an original essay from our outgoing editorial intern Audrey Moorehead, who wrote about the experience of transiti...

The dropped charges against Eric Adams

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directed the Southern District of New York to dismiss without prejudice all charges in i...

Defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought took over as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFP...

Excluding trans women from women’s sports

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order called “Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports” prohibiting all participants who do no...

PREVIEW - INTERVIEW: Ari Weitzman talks with Senator Andy Kim

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ari Weitzman interviews Senator Andy Kim, the first Korean American Senator from New Jersey. They discuss Kim's political journey, his motivations for...

Legal challenges to the Department of Government Efficiency.

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, a federal judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Ari and Will talk about Trump's foreign policy, DEI, and Ari interviews Emma Varvaloucas.

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Making sense of the Washington, D.C., plane crash.

08 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, January 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers collided with an American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and fo...

PREVIEW - INTERVIEW: Will Kaback talks with Stephen Hawkins

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re publishing Editor Will Kaback’s conversation with Stephen Hawkins, director of research at More in Common, a nonprofit that researche...

President Trump’s comments on Gaza.

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the United States will take over the Gaza Strip to facilitate its reconstruction after it was largel...

SPECIAL EDITION: Catching up on under-the-radar stories

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration has started with a whirlwind, and we’ve been working overtime to keep up with everything. Between the Senate nominations, e...

The future of USAID.

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, following a week of upheaval at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced h...

Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, the White House announced that the United States will be imposing a 10% tariff on all imports from China and 25% tariff on impo...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Ari and Will talk tackling Tangle takes, reader feedback, and immigration with Mags and Jon.

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW - SPECIAL EDITION: Gabbard, Kennedy, and Patel's confirmation hearings.

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, Senate committees held hearings to consider the nominations of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, Robert F. K...

The federal funding freeze.

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescindeda memo that had paused trillions of dollars in federal grants, loans...

Trump’s immigration actions.

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders on immigration, which the White House says is part of it...

Withdrawing from international organizations.

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization ...

The inspector general firings.

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday night, President Donald Trump reportedly fired at least 17 inspectors general (IGs) at several federal agencies. In resp...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Ari and Magdalena talk Elon Musk, social media, and civil discourse.

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Reviewing Joe Biden's presidency.

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the start of a new presidential administration, it’s natural to look to the future; and at Tangle, we’re doing just that. But before we ...

President Trump's first days in office.

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump began his second term on Monday with a series of executive actions, memos and announcements, signing 26 executive orders, 12 me...

Biden’s last week as president.

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During the final days of his presidency, former President Joe Biden issued several executive orders on major domestic and international issu...

Some very good, extremely happy news (for once).

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our founder, Isaac Saul, has a very special and personal announcement to share with you all!If you'd like to reach out with any messages, please email...

Trump's inauguration.

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, President Donald Trump was sworn in as America’s 47th president in a ceremony inside the United States Capitol Rotunda in Washi...

INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Sharon McMahon

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Although we are off today, we have a special podcast for you all! A couple of weeks ago, Isaac interviewed Sharon McMahon. She is a #1 New York Times ...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk raw milk, Israel-Hamas ceasefire, and purity tests.

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Tracking Trump's promises and key metrics for America.

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year, a change in administration and a larger staff has afforded us a new opportunity: to set some benchmarks that we can check back on in two an...

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, negotiators announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that will pause fighting in the Gaza Strip and could potential...

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, Senate confirmation hearings began for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, starting with defense secretary nomine...

Trump's comments about Greenland.

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In recent weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland in an effort to expand U.S. territory and influ...

The Los Angeles fires.

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, a catastrophic wildfire began in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In the days since, multiple fires have caused widespread devastation i...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk Amish culture, Greenland, and Los Angeles.

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Everything we got right and wrong in 2024.

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In my small attempt to live my values, I like to dedicate the first Friday edition of every new year to grading some of my previous writing. Here’s ...

Jimmy Carter's life and legacy.

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On December 29, Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away at age 100. Carter served one term after defeating Gerald...

Content moderation changes at Meta.

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its fact-checking program across Instagram, Facebook and Threads, i...

The H-1B debate between Trump, Musk, and MAGA.

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In recent weeks, the H-1B visa program has prompted vigorous discussion about the U.S. immigration system, foreign workers, and the tech ind...

The New Orleans attack.

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the early hours of New Year’s Day, a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd on New Orleans’s Bourbon Street, killing 14 peop...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Ari Weitzman talks with Jill Escher

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Managing Editor Ari Wietzman talks with Jill Escher, an autism research philanthropist (Escher Fund for Autism), real estate inves...

Thank you. For everything. And see you in 2025.

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is Christmas Eve, which means the Tangle team is about to step into our annual holiday and New Year break. If you are new here — as many of yo...

The government funding bill

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed a stopgap funding bill into law, averting a prolonged government shutdown after last-minute negotiat...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: My actual views on class and class politics in America.

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the last couple weeks, I've been accused of being "out of touch" more times than I ever have in my entire life. The criticisms have mostly been for...

The looming government shutdown.

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, House Republican leadership scrapped a bill to temporarily fund the government after President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, ...

The Trump-ABC News settlement

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News over inaccurate statements made by news host George Ste...

Biden's mass clemency.

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced the largest single-day act of clemency in modern American history, commuting the sentences of rou...

The unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sightings

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For several weeks, residents of New Jersey and other East Coast states have reported seeing possible drones flying over residential neighbor...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Jon talk about birthright citizenship.

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: My response to your criticisms.

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Isaac responds to comments and criticism on our coverage of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Tangle Editor Will...

Trump’s birthright citizenship comments

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump gave his first network television interview since the election, speaking with NBC's Kristen Welker for Meet Th...

The Daniel Penny verdict

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, a Manhattan jury found Marine veteran Daniel Penny, 26, not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely,...

PREVIEW: Will Kaback interviews Ambassador John Sullivan

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tangle Editor Will Kaback talked with Ambassador John Sullivan who gave a comprehensive overview of the current state of the Ukraine war, the implicat...

The fall of Assad in Syria.

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and was granted political asylum in Russia. Assad's departure marks the ...

The healthcare CEO shooting

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, a gunman shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in New York City. Police have yet to publicly ide...

PREVIEW: The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Will talk about the murder of UHC's CEO, immigration, and presidential pardons.

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To become a member, ...

PREVIEW: The Friday Edition: What is a liberal?

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Managing Editor Ari Weitzman explores the evolution and current state of liberalism in the United States, particularly in the cont...