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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...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about campus protests, the electoral college, and Donald Trump's flip-flop on mail-in voting.
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac and Ari talk about the ongoing protest on college campuses, the value of the electoral college, and Donald Trump's flip-flop on mail-in voti...
The government moves to reclassify cannabis.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reclassifying marijuana. On Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland submitted a proposal for a White House review to reclassify cannabis as a less d...
Biden's new Title IX rules.
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden's Title IX changes. Earlier this month, the Biden administration released new Title IX rules designed to protect LGBTQ students and reversed...
The NPR controversy.
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The NPR controversy. On April 9, National Public Radio's longtime business editor Uri Berliner published an essay in The Free Press titled "I...
SCOTUS hears Trump's immunity case.
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's immunity case. On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. United States. During arguments, the court appeared ready t...
The Sunday Podcast + TANGLE LIVE at City Winery April 2024
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac and Ari talk about Isaac’s experience at TED 2024, some advice on how to interact with Ari if you meet him in person, and an introduction to t...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with former Congressman Ken Buck
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago, we sent Tangle News YouTube and podcast editor Jon Lall to the home of former Representative Ken Buck (R-CO).Buck, who recently...
Criminalizing homelessness before the Supreme Court.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The homelessness case before the Supreme Court. During oral arguments on Monday, the Supreme Court seemed divided on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a...
The college campus protests.
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campus protests. Over the last week, protests on elite college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza have boiled over, with hundreds of students arrest...
Congress reauthorizes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FISA reauthorization. On Saturday night, President Biden signed legislation reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FI...
House passes foreign aid, TikTok bills.
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The House foreign aid and TikTok bills. On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed three separate foreign aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiw...
Separate bills for aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
House Speaker Mike Johnson. In a closed-door meeting of Republican legislators on Monday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced a new pla...
Answering our reader and listener mailbag.
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every now and again, we have so many reader questions in the backlog that we decide to devote a full edition to address them. Today is one of those da...
The Undecideds EPISODE 2 - Trump in question.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2, The Undecideds primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted -...
Trump's criminal trial begins.
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's trial. On Monday, jury selection began in Manhattan for former President Donald Trump's trial for allegedly falsifying business...
Iran's attack on Israel.
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's attack on Israel. On Saturday, Iran launched 170 drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles toward Israel. Iran had been promis...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Bali, Berkeley, and Biden's new loan forgiveness plan.
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac and Ari talk about Isaac’s recent trip to Bali, Biden’s new student debt forgiveness plan, a pro-Palestine protest at dinner event for UC Be...
The latest mixed signals on the economy.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The economy. In the last week, the government made two big announcements on the economy. First, on Friday, the Department of Labor reported that the e...
Biden's new student debt cancellation plan.
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden's new student loan cancellation plan. On Monday, President Biden unveiled a new plan that could erase some or all of the college l...
Trump announces abortion position.
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's abortion position. On Monday, former President Donald Trump released a four-minute video announcing his position on abortion. Trump, who t...
Six months of war in Gaza.
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest on the war in Gaza. This Sunday marked six months since Hamas's attack in Israel on October 7, and the semi-anniversary comes at a majo...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with US Senate Candidate Zach Shrewsbury
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Shrewsbury is a Marine Corps veteran, the grandson of a coal miner, a working-class Democrat, a father, and a proud West Virginian progressive ca...
The Florida abortion rulings.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Florida abortion rulings. On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the First District Appeals Court that the state’s abortion...
RFK Jr. picks his running mate.
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RFK Jr.’s pick for vice president. On Tuesday, March 26, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his running mate in his independent bid for president: Nico...
The Baltimore bridge collapse.
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bridge collapse in Baltimore. On Tuesday, March 26, a cargo ship lost power as it was leaving the Port of Baltimore and allided with Baltimore’s...
Tangle takes spring break.
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we head into the Easter and Passover season, with Ramadan already here, and with many colleges and organizations observing spring break in various ...
The violence in Haiti.
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Violence and unrest in Haiti. Over the past week, more than 230 U.S. citizens have been evacuated from Haiti as a gang-led rebellion continues to surg...
The terrorist attack in Russia.
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The terrorist attack in Russia. On Friday night, four gunmen stormed Crocus City Hall, a concert venue outside Moscow, killing over 130 people and wou...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about SOTU bets, Simon Rosenberg, and Trump coverage still sucks.
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Isaac and Ari talk about their State of the Union bets, NCAA brackets and Caitlin Clark, Simon Rosenberg - the Democratic strate...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Andy Slavitt
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Few people have had a closer look at the inner workings of our government than Andy Slavitt.In 2013, Slavitt oversaw the turnaround of healthcare.gov ...
Should we have a 32-hour workweek?
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 32-hour workweek. Last Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a bill to federally mandate a 32-hour workweek. Sanders’s bill is the Se...
The SCOTUS social media case.
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court's social media case. On Monday, the Supreme Court seemed likely to side with the Biden administration in Murthy v. Missouri, a d...
Chuck Schumer's rebuke of Netanyahu.
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Chuck Schumer and Benjamin Netanyahu. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Israel to hold new elections and describ...
The Georgia election interference case.
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Georgia election interference case. Last week, there were two major developments in the 2020 election interference case in Georgia. First, Fulton ...
PREMIERE EPISODE: The Undecideds - Episode 1 - Meet Our Voters
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On our premiere episode, we will meet our five undecided voters. Handpicked by the team at Tangle, these voters — from Florida, Ohio, California, Ar...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Evan Roth-Smith
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Isaac talks with Evan Roth-Smith. Evan Roth Smith is a campaign consultant and pollster whose work includes federal, state, and ...
Robert Hur testifies to Congress.
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Hur’s testimony to Congress. On Tuesday, Special Counsel Robert Hur testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee about his final repor...
TRAILER - THE UNDECIDEDS - A limited podcast series. Premiering Sunday March 17.
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From now until the election, we will follow the journeys of five voters from Florida, Ohio, California, Arizona and Pennsylvania, hand-picked by the t...
Biden's 2025 budget proposal.
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden's budget proposal. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden released a $7.3 trillion budget proposal for 2025, which if enacted would raise taxes on ...
A "TikTok ban" is moving forward.
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The TikTok ban. On Thursday, a bill that could make TikTok unavailable in the United States advanced in Congress, with a committee voting unanimously ...
President Biden's State of the Union.
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden's State of the Union. On Thursday night, President Biden delivered a combative, campaign-oriented State of the Union, contrasting himself wi...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari respond to the Zionism piece
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac and Ari place some bets on the State of the Union, which took place Thursday evening after the podcast was recorded. They also got into some of ...
Kyrsten Sinema retires.
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kyrsten Sinema. On Wednesday, the Democrat-turned independent senator from Arizona announced she would not run for re-election. Sinema, often heralded...