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The pager attack in Lebanon.
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pager attacks in Lebanon. On Tuesday, hundreds of pagers carried by members of Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, detonated simult...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari Talk Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Philly and the Burbs
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Philly, the burbs and more. Ari gives two hot takes on Supreme Court with Isaac...
The Federal Reserve’s rate cut
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve met in Washington, D.C., and agreed to a 0.5% — or 50 basis point — cut to t...
The new report on the Supreme Court.
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Justice John Roberts. On Sunday, The New York Times released a behind-the-scenes report on Chief Justice John Roberts’s role in craf...
The Potential Sale of U.S. Steel
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that President Joe Biden is unlikely to make a decision on whether to block Japanese steelmaker Nipp...
A second Trump assassination attempt.
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The second Trump assassination attempt. On Sunday, former President Donald Trump was targeted in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter from Pew Research Center
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter, a senior survey advisor at Pew Research Center. They discuss polling methodologies, accuracy...
The Haitian Immigrant Controversy in Ohio
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Wednesday’s presidential debate, former President Donald Trump claimed that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating residents’ pet...
SPECIAL EDITION: The Trump-Harris debate.
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first Harris-Trump debate. On Tuesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off for their first debate at ...
The Georgia School Shooting
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, a 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others when he opened fire inside Apalachee High School in W...
The Latest On The Economy
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the past week, the August jobs report and a series of new proposals from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have put ec...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari Rank Presidental Races from 1988 on
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari repetitive comments, a New York Times article about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, and a ranking of presid...
The latest in the Ukraine-Russia war
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, two Russian ballistic missiles hit a military institute and a hospital in Poltava, Ukraine, killing 51 and injuring 271, accordi...
The Trump-Arlington Cemetery Controversy
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, NPR reported that an official at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) had a confrontation with Trump campaign staff members who ...
The Harris-Walz CNN interview.
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Harris-Walz interview. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke with CNN’s Dana Bash in their first inte...
The Sunday Podcast: Our Team Retreat, Kamala Harris' first interview, and reader questions answered.
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss our recent team retreat in central Oregon, including some fun (very late) nights, beautiful views, and discu...
30 Days
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Within a span of 30 days, the 2024 election became one of the most chaotic, surprising, and historic elections in history.We asked our undecided voter...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Congress
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee claiming that the Biden administration had...
Israel and Hezbollah
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday morning, around 100 Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes targeting hundreds of rocket launchers across southern Lebanon; Israel s...
The Arrest of Pavel Durov
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, French authorities arrestedTelegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov as part of an investigation into illicit activity on the messaging a...
RFK Jr.'s Campaign
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Kennedy plans to remove his...
The DNC Platform
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) released the party’s 2024 platform. In a press release, the DNC noted that th...
DNC Coverage
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm out at the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago. A lot of readers have been asking why we didn’t go to the Republican National Co...
Prescription Drug Prices
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced an agreement with drugmakers to reduce the prices of 10 of the most common prescription drug...
Kamala Harris’s Price Gouging Proposal
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a set of economic policy plans at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. Those proposals incl...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about questions for Kamala, no tax on tips, and Senate polls.
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about the questions they would ask Kamala Harris if she would actually sit for an interview, the no tax on tips...
The Latest In The 2024 Election
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Less than a month after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping his bid for reelection, Democrats have transformed their ticket, spurring a shif...
The UK Riots
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On July 29, three girls were killed in a stabbing attack at a dance class in Southport, England. Eight children and two adults were severely...
No Tax On Tips
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd in Nevada that she would eliminate taxes on workers’ tips if she becomes president,...
Tim Walz's military record.
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Walz’s service record. Over the past week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, has faced scrutiny over ...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac talks with former Congressman Scott Klug.
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac talks with Scott Klug, a former Congressman, journalist, and lobbyist. They discuss the polarization of American politics an...
The Olympic boxing controversy.
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympic boxing controversy. Last week, Imane Khelif became the center of an Olympic controversy when Italian boxer Angela Carini retired from thei...
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her running mate.
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Walz. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 election. Walz is a 60...
Stock market turmoil and economic uncertainty.
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The global market disruption. On Monday, leading indices used to gauge the investor market across the globe plunged. In the United States, t...
The prisoner swap with Russia.
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S.-Russia prisoner swap. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced a prisoner exchange between several European nations, the U.S...
The Sunday Podcast: Tangle's 5 year anniversary, Trump at the NABJ conference, Evan Gershkovich, and more.
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Tangle's five-year anniversary, Kamala Harris's pick for a running mate, and the debate around Supreme Co...
Project 2025's director resigns.
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump and Project 2025. On Tuesday, The Heritage Foundation’s Paul Dans announced he was stepping down from his position as director of th...
The Venezuelan Election
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela announced that President Nicolás Maduro had won Venezuela's presidential election, defea...
Biden proposes major Supreme Court reforms.
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden’s Supreme Court reforms. On Monday, President Joe Biden proposed a set of reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court. The proposal recommend...
Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on the war in Gaza.
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress, his fourth such address...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Kamala Harris and the road ahead.
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss Kamala Harris, her strengths and weaknesses, where she differs from Biden, and the potential criticisms comi...
Kamala Harris weighs her choices for vice president.
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris’s pick for vice president. Four days after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping his reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Har...
The Secret Service director resigns.
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation. On Tuesday, Kimberly Cheatle resigned her position as Director of the Secret Service (USSS) following the attem...
A breakdown of the Republican National Convention.
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Republican National Convention (RNC). Last week, Republicans convened in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to nominate their presidential and vice presidentia...
SPECIAL EDITION: 24 thoughts on Joe Biden dropping out.
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden. On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he is dropping his reelection campaign and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to rep...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about the assassination attempt on Trump, if Biden is in or out, and political rhetoric
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the use of conspiracy theories, and the justification of politica...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with former Secret Service agent Bill Gage
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. There've been a lot of questions, namely questions about the security and t...
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) guilty on all counts.
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Menendez’s bribery verdict. On Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was convicted on all counts of bribery, acting as a foreign agent for...
The Undecideds - Episode 5 - The First Presidential Debate
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday June 27th, 2024, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took the stage in the first of two planned televised debates. The d...
Judge Cannon throws out Trump's classified docs case.
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dismissal of Trump’s classified documents case. On Monday, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Department of Justice’s case against fo...
Trump chooses J.D. Vance as his running mate.
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
J.D. Vance. On Monday, former President Donald Trump announced freshman Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate for the 2024 election. Before his e...
Trump survives an assassination attempt.
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump assassination attempt. On Saturday, former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in But...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Alon Gat
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac got to talk with Alon Gat. He recounts his harrowing experience on October 7th, what happened to him and his family, the current situation, and ...
Welcome to my TED talk.
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few months ago I flew to Vancouver to give a talk at TED2024 in Vancouver. I'd call something like this a "bucket list" item, except I never actuall...
The Republican party platform.
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Republican Party’s platform. Over the weekend, the Republican party released its 2024 campaign platform, the first time it has released a p...
The surprise French election results.
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The French elections. Over the weekend, a leftist coalition called the New Popular Front (NFP) won a plurality of seats in the 2024 French l...
Should President Biden drop out?
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. In the eleven days since President Joe Biden’s widely criticized performance in the first presidential debate, a ...
SCOTUS allows laws against homeless encampments.
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. On Friday, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 along ideological lines to uphold ordinances in the city of Grants Pa...
SCOTUS grants Trump partial immunity.
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump v. United States. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from federal prose...
SCOTUS overturns Chevron.
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The end of Chevron deference. On Friday, the Supreme Court overruled the court’s 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resour...
EMERGENCY PODCAST: The Biden v. Trump debate
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last night, Tangle editors Ari Weitzman and Will Kaback were tuned into the debate along with Isaac. We thought it’d be extra informative, even fun,...
Jamaal Bowman loses his primary.
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The NY-16 primary. On Tuesday, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost to Democratic challenger George Latimer in the primary election for New York’...
Julian Assange's plea deal.
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Assange’s plea deal. On Tuesday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison to plead guilty to a conspirac...
The Ten Commandments law in Louisiana.
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Ten Commandments law in Louisiana. Last week, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displaye...
The Supreme Court's gun control ruling.
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
United States v. Rahimi. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a federal law barring anyone subject to a restraining order for domestic violen...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about SCOTUS cases, The Ten Commandments, and RFK Jr.
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about recent Supreme Court rulings and the potential impact of upcoming cases, the controversial law in Louisia...
Biden's new immigration rule.
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden’s new immigration executive order. On Tuesday, President Biden announced a large-scale immigration program offering unauthorized imm...
The Supreme Court's bump-stock ruling.
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bump-stock ban. On Friday, a divided Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachment used to make semi-automatic weap...
The Supreme Court's abortion pill ruling.
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling. On Thursday, the court unanimously rejected a lawsuit brought by pro-life medical groups and doc...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Project 2025, the latest inflation report, and Ari shares a ghost story.
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Ari shares a ghost story, Isaac and Ari talk about Project 2025, the latest inflation report and the partisan views around it, and...
The latest economic signals.
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest economic indicators. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for May, which showe...
Israel's hostage rescue.
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israel's hostage rescue. On Saturday, Israel rescued four living hostages from inside the Nuseirat refugee camp in Central Gaza. The hostage...
New York's traffic congestion pricing plan.
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New York’s congestion pricing pause. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) paused a plan to implement a “congestion” toll on mo...
The Hunter Biden trial.
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Biden's trial. On Friday, federal prosecutors rested their case against Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, who is facing thre...
The Sunday Podcast: The First Tangle Congressional Draft
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari hold the inaugural Tangle Congressional Draft. Each of them take turns selecting sitting members of Congress to make...
Biden's new asylum rules.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden’s new border policy. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to temporarily shut down all asylum requests at the southern U....
Dr. Fauci's testimony before Congress.
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s congressional testimony. On Monday, Dr. Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIA...
Mexico's new president.
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mexico's new president. Over the weekend, Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in a landslide victory. Sheinbaum, a climate scient...
The new U.S. weapons policy in Ukraine.
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden’s new rules for Ukraine. On Thursday, Politico reported that the Biden administration had permitted Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to carry out s...
The Sunday Podcast: Trump verdict predictions (spoiler: he's guilty). Plus, 2024 election predictions, and Ari returns!
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Ari returns from his travels and Isaac couldn't be more thrilled, especially with Ari's mic choice. They talk about their predicti...
SPECIAL EDITION: The Trump guilty verdict.
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump verdict. On Thursday, former President Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a “hush mone...
Louisiana's abortion pill law.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Louisiana’s abortion pill law. Last Friday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill classifying two abortion-inducing medications as contro...
The Supreme Court's ruling on racial gerrymandering.
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Carolina's congressional map. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that South Carolina could use a congressional map that a lo...
Israel's strike in Rafah, and an update on the war.
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest in the Israel-Hamas war. On Monday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged a "tragic mistake" after a strike in Rafah kill...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Haviv Gur
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke with Haviv Gur, an Israeli analyst who — in my humble opinion — is one of the deepest thinkers covering Israel, Palestine, and the c...
Texas Governor pardons man who killed BLM protester.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Daniel Perry pardon. Last Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pardoned Daniel Perry, a former U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering B...
The death of Iran's president.
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The helicopter crash in Iran. On Sunday, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six oth...
The Supreme Court's CFPB ruling.
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The CFPB ruling. On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a conservative-led challenge to the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bu...
The Samuel Alito controversy.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Samuel Alito controversy. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that an American flag was hanging upside-down outside the home of Supreme Court...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac opens up a 10 pack
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ari is on the road coaching the University of Vermont’s frisbee team in college nationals (Go Ari!). So this week, Isaac is going to do some mini co...
Biden imposes new tariffs on China.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden's China tariffs. On Tuesday, President Biden announced major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, stee...
An update on Trump's hush money trial.
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest in Donald Trump’s New York trial. This week, Trump's one-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified in the former president’s tri...
The bird flu.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bird flu. On Friday, the federal government unveiled a package of financial incentives to dairy farm owners that encourages broader testing of cat...
Trump's classified documents case delayed indefinitely.
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's trial delay in Florida. Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump's classified documents case, indefini...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Rafah, Kristi Noem, Lab grown meat and more.
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac shares some arguments about why Israel might be wise to pursue this invasion in Rafah. Then Isaac and Ari talk ab...
The Undecideds EPISODE 3 - The Age of Biden
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 3, our focus shifts from Donald Trump toward President Joe Biden. Much has been made in the media about his age and memory and whether he’...
Israel begins Rafah invasion.
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Rafah invasion. On Monday, Israeli forces began striking targets in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. During the course of the war, over a million G...
Trump weighs his choices for vice president.
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s pick for vice president. Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump headlined the Republican National Committee’s spring donor retrea...
The global wealth tax debate.
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A global wealth tax. Late last month, G20 ministers from Brazil, Germany, Spain, and South Africa signed a motion and published an opinion piece in Th...
Florida bans lab-grown meat.
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat. On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that bans lab-grown meat in the state, describing the bil...