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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

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

01 Feb 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

17 Jan 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

The Supreme Court case on healthcare for trans minors

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, a majority of Supreme Court justices signaled that they were willing to allow states to pass laws limiting access to treatment...

Kash Patel’s nomination

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Kashyap "Kash" Patel as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigati...

The Hunter Biden pardon.

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he had issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter, for any criminal acts betwee...

We're taking a break, and you should too (please, hear me out).

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here at Tangle, we’ve just had a year straight of one of the longest, wildest, most unpredictable, campaign seasons I've ever witnessed. From two as...

Trump’s pick for Labor secretary.

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump named Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) as his nominee for Labor secretary. Chavez-DeRemer, who narrow...

The transgender bathroom bill in Congress

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last Monday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution requiring Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to us...

FULL EPISODE: The Sunday Podcast: Ari, Will, Magdalena, and Jon play a game, talk about DOGE, and air some grievances.

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this fully unlocked preview episode of our Sunday podcast. These editions are normally available exclusively for premium podcast members....

PREVIEW: The Friday Edition: Talking money in politics with Dave O'Brien.

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, editor Will Kaback sat down with Dave O’Brien, the policy director for RepresentUs, to ask him some of the questions our readers alw...

The Matt Gaetz ethics report

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, a bipartisan House ethics panel investigating sexual misconduct claims against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) voted not to release&n...

The Pennsylvania Senate race

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that undated or misdated mail ballots should not be counted in the 2024 election, reaffi...

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia.

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range weaponry — called Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATAC...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Servi...

PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Trump's cabinet nominees, DOGE, and Jake Paul v Mike Tyson.

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss the recent political appointments made by President Trump, particularly on the controversial nomination...

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: One last look at why Harris lost the 2024 election.

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

More than a week has now passed since Election Day, and before we fully pivot to focusing on the end of Biden's presidency, the current Supreme Court ...

Trump pushes for recess appointments.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that any Republican senator hoping to obtain the position of majority leader would have to a...

Trump's mass deportation plan

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the week after the election, President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants living in the ...

The Trump White House comes into focus.

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the week since his electoral victory, President-elect Trump has begun announcing his picks for his cabinet and key White House staff. These selecti...

We're off for Veterans Day, but...

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the madness of election week, we forgot to note that we are off for Veteran's Day today. As longtime readers and listeners know, the Tangle team ob...

The Friday Edition - Ken Block Interview

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac conducts an intriguing interview with Ken Block, who was hired by the Trump campaign shortly after the 2020 election to investigate the allegati...

Kamala Harris’s concession speech

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd of supporters at her alma mater of Howard University in Washingto...

The 2024 election result

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former President Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States, with all major newsoutlets calling the rac...

Election Day Interview

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

First, and most importantly, we want to let you all know that we'll be covering the election live from Tangle HQ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...

The final polls of 2024

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, several respected pollsters released their final surveys of the 2024 election, offering a snapshot of the presidential race in its l...

The Sunday Podcast: Issac and Ari talk about election night thoughts, a possible red bubble, and play some games.

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac and Ari share their thoughts about potential election night results, the potential we are in a red bubble, play some game, and talk with editor ...

The Decision

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the election just days away, we questioned our undecideds about some of the comments they have individually made throughout the series, probed fu...

The Friday Edition - Can Kamala Harris win? And 25 closing thoughts on the election.

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A couple weeks ago, I made my final predictions about the 2024 election. In that post, one of my headline predictions was that Vice Pre...

Harris’s closing argument

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., that was billed as the closing argument of h...

Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 On Sunday, October 27, former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump held a rally at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City. A...

National newspapers decide not to endorse.

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election and would continue to forgo presidentia...

The presidential race in Michigan

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A week out from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in the critical battleground state. Har...

The Sunday Podcast: An interview with Dr. Noam Weissman

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Since Isaac is off coaching his frisbee team to a national championship, Ari and he couldn't record a Sunday podcast for you all. So to make up for th...

Trump's "enemy from within" controversy.

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the past two weeks, former President Donald Trump has made repeated references to “the enemy within” the United States, suggesting he would use...

Early voting data

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

23 million Americans have already voted, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. On September 20, Minnesota, South Dakota, and V...

Trump's visit to McDonald's.

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station and handed out drive-through orders at a...

Yahya Sinwar’s death

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, the Israeli military announced it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the day prior. Sinwar w...

The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races. Also, the truth is finally spoken about the robots.

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races as well as events surrounding the election. Also, the truth is fi...

Primetime

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We spoke our undecided voters about the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' first interview, and the debate between Harris and former Presi...

SPECIAL EDITION: The Senate races.

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On November 5, in addition to presidential, House, state and local elections, voters will be casting ballots in 34 Senate elections in 33 di...

Kamala Harris’s latest economic proposals

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled new proposals focused on helping black men build wealth, capitalize on economic opportuniti...

FEMA funding and the disaster response.

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last Wednesday, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, knocking out power to 3.2 million people and killing&n...

The Sunday Podcast: Tangle gets some love, the Jack Smith filing and Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques and more

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Tangle gets some love from some big pod casters, Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques, talk about the Jack Smith filing an...

FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: 2024 Ballot 10 ballot initiatives that will define the election.

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re focusing on 10 ballot initiatives that we think exemplify this moment in U.S. politics. In Tangle fashion, we’ll give a neutral overv...

The Supreme Court takes up ghost guns.

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case challenging a 2022 Biden administration rule that regulated u...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, the tech executive joined former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the attempted assassina...

Jack Smith's new filing on Donald Trump.

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s latest filing in United States v. Donald Trump,...

The first anniversary of Oct. 7

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Monday marks one year since Hamas’s attack on Israel, in which the U.S.-designated terrorist group killed approximately 1,200 people and t...

The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Israel and Iran, The State of the Race in Every Swing State and more

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Israel and Iran maybe going into a major war, we play a little game where Ari guesses the state of the ra...

PREVIEW: The Friday Edition - The state's right to kill its citizens.

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You are listening to a preview of our new Friday Edition podcasts. These were exclusively for newsletter subscribers, but now, we are bringing them to...

The dockworkers go on strike.

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The dockworkers’ strike. On Tuesday, thousands of longshoremen and port operators along the East Coast and Gulf Coast went on strike after...

A special announcement about our podcasts

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The short and sweet: We are now (finally) offering ad-free podcasts if you subscribe to our premium podcast channel. You can sign up at tanglemed...

SPECIAL EDITION: The vice presidential debate.

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The vice presidential debate. On Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidates Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) faced off in the...

Hurricane Helene and the disaster relief efforts.

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane before moving inland and hitting the southeast...

The Eric Adams indictment.

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors had indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) as part of a corruption i...

The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Eric Adams, The Electoral College, and play a little game.

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about the recent indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams, other cases of political corruption and accountabilit...

Kamala Harris’s filibuster comments

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris said she supports eliminating the Senate’s filibuster rule to pursue legislation codifying abortio...

The Mark Robinson Controversy

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, CNN published an exclusive report on Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate...

The SAVE Act and government funding.

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, congressional leaders introduced a bipartisan spending bill to fund federal agencies until December 20, avoiding a government shu...