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Pride Month controversy.

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pride month. June in the United States is Pride Month, when members of the LGBTQ community celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer pr...

Why are insurers fleeing California?

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

California home insurers. Last week, State Farm said it would stop selling new insurance policies to homeowners in California as of May 27, citing &qu...

RFK Jr. is running against Biden.

01 Jun 2023

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RFK Jr. In April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat. The 69-year-old is a longtime environmental lawyer...

The Supreme Court's Clean Water Act decision.

31 May 2023

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The Clean Water Act. On Thursday, the Supreme Court established a more stringent test to determine whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to certai...

The Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal.

30 May 2023

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The debt ceiling deal. Days before a potential default, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced an agreement to suspend the debt li...

Ron DeSantis is running for president.

25 May 2023

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Ron DeSantis. Florida's Republican governor officially announced his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday; first by releasing a campaign launch...

The Supreme Court's Section 230 decision.

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google LLC. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against the family of a 2017 ISIS attack victim who had sued Twitt...

Tim Scott is running for president.

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Scott. On Monday, South Carolina Republican Tim Scott officially announced his bid for president in 2024. Scott, a 57-year-old who joined the Sena...

U.S. agrees to send Ukraine F-16 jets.

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

F-16s for Ukraine. The United States and its allies are planning to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as part of a long-term effort to strengthen i...

The debt ceiling standoff intensifies.

18 May 2023

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The debt ceiling. Negotiations over the debt ceiling appear to be coming to a head. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated on...

John Durham's final report.

17 May 2023

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The Durham report. On Monday, special counsel John Durham released his long-awaited report examining how the FBI handled its investigation of Donald T...

The Daniel Penny charges.

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Daniel Penny charges. Daniel Penny, who was seen putting Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York subway on May 1, was charged with second degree...

The Biden investigation findings.

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Biden investigation. Last week, the House Oversight Committee released an interim report saying it had unearthed evidence that Biden's famil...

The End of Title 42 (for real this time).

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Title 42. On Thursday, May 11, the controversial Trump-era public health restriction will come to an end at midnight. Title 42 was a public health or...

The Trump verdict.

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's topic contains descriptions of sexual assault and language that may be inappropriate for some readers.Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll. On...

North Carolina's Supreme Court makes a splash.

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

North Carolina's Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the North Carolina Supreme Court sided with Republicans in three major rulings: upholding the ...

Jordan Neely's death.

08 May 2023

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Jordan Neely's death. On Monday afternoon, Neely was aboard a subway train in New York City when he began shouting at other passengers and "a...

The Supreme Court will re-examine Chevron.

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Chevron deference. On Monday, the Supreme Court said it would reconsider the so-called Chevron deference, a 1984 precedent that conservatives argu...

Should Dianne Feinstein retire?

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The 89-year-old senator has served in the Senate for more than 30 years, making her the longest-serving woman in U.S. Se...

A Supreme Court ethics bill.

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Supreme Court ethics. In the last few weeks, calls for a Supreme Court code of conduct have grown louder. On Wednesday, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and...

Republicans pass debt ceiling bill.

01 May 2023

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The debt ceiling. On Wednesday, House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling to $31.4 trillion while cutting spending and rollin...

Michael Morell's testimony.

27 Apr 2023

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Michael Morell. Last week, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Bli...

Biden announces his 2024 run.

26 Apr 2023

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Biden 2024. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden officially announced his plan to run for president in 2024, setting up a potential 2020 rematch with likel...

Tucker Carlson ousted by Fox News.

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tucker Carlson. On Monday, Fox News announced it was parting ways with Tucker Carlson, its most popular primetime host and one of the most influential...

The Supreme Court's abortion pill order.

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court's mifepristone order. On Friday night, the Supreme Court granted a request from the Biden administration and a drug manufacturer...

Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich.

20 Apr 2023

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Evan Gershkovich. On Tuesday, a Russian court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested while reporting ...

The Fox News settlement.

19 Apr 2023

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The Fox-Dominion settlement. On Tuesday, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle their defamation lawsuit and avoid ...

The Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney controversy.

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bud Light. Last week, one of America's most iconic beer brands became the center of a culture war controversy after it partnered with a transgende...

Jack Teixeira gets arrested for intel leaks.

17 Apr 2023

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Jack Teixeira. On Thursday, the 21-year-old U.S. Air National Guardsman was arrested by the FBI for allegedly leaking classified military documents in...

The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats.

14 Apr 2023

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Tennessee’s legislators. On Wednesday, Tennessee lawmaker Justine Pearson was reinstated to the state House after a unanimous vote from the Shelby C...

Two years ago, I quit my job. Today, I need your help.

13 Apr 2023

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A major intelligence leak.

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, a trove of about 100 pages of classified documents began appearing on Discord, an app for group discussions. But in recent weeks, the same...

The abortion pill ruling.

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, mifepristone, the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States, was thrown into legal ambiguity after conflicting court rulin...

The Trump charges, and we're taking a break.

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, former President Donald Trump was arraigned and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg unsealed his indictment and statement of facts ...

The critical race in Wisconsin.

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin will vote in an election that could impact not just abortion rights in Wisconsin and the split in the Wisconsin Suprem...

The Trump indictment.

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In mid-March, we covered the "imminent" Trump indictment after the former president said he was going to be arrested in the coming days. It ...

Republicans pass "parental rights" bill.

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, House Republicans passed an education bill focused on "parental rights" in the classroom, making a major political statement as o...

The child labor laws in Arkansas.

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed HB1410, known as the "Youth Hiring Act of 2023." Most controversially, the b...

The protests in Israel.

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, weeks of protests in Israel hit a fever pitch as hundreds of thousands of residents took to the streets in Tel Aviv immediately after Prime...

Interest rates go up (again).

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the ninth time since March of 2022, this time by a quarter of a percentage point. Interest ra...

INTERVIEW: Political psychologist Steven Kull

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we sit down with political psychologist Steven Kull and talk about developing new methods for giving us (the people) a greater...

A TikTok ban.

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Members of Congress are proposing a TikTok ban. What are the best arguments for and against it? Plus, a reader question about what is happening in Isr...

The Iraq War anniversary.

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. On March 17, 2003, former President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein an ultim...

Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant.

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, the International Criminal Court accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, and issued a warrant for his arrest. Putin becam...

The "imminent" Trump indictment.

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, former President Donald Trump claimed he is going to be arrested on Tuesday and called for supporters to protest on his behalf. Trump is ...

The Republican position on Ukraine.

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Fox News published the results of a questionnaire it presented to every leading Republican presidential candidate about their position on U...

Biden approves a new oil drilling project.

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, the Biden administration said it was going to approve an oil drilling project in Alaska's North Slope, a petroleum-rich area in the norther...

The SVB bank failure, explained.

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, U.S. regulators took over Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after it collapsed on Friday morning. In a matter of 48 hours, SVB experienced a...

Biden proposes a new budget.

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, President Joe Biden released a $6.8 trillion budget plan for 2024 that he says will cut deficits by $2.9 trillion over the next decade, i...

Tucker Carlson releases January 6 footage.

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired his first segment on January 6 after receiving some 41,000 hours of security footage from the Capitol. T...

The ESG debate.

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, a Republican bill to prevent pension fund managers from basing their investment decisions on things like climate change cleared Congress, s...

Trump dominates at CPAC.

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're covering Trump's dominance at CPAC, his speech, and the reactions to it from the right and left. Plus, a reader question about whether liberal o...

The Washington D.C. crime bill.

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're breaking down the debate over the Washington D.C. crime bill and Biden's decision to oppose it. Plus, a reader question about my most ext...

Biden's new immigration rule.

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the Biden administration announced a new temporary rule that will penalize asylum seekers who cross the border illegally or fail to apply f...

Student loan cancellation and the Supreme Court.

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to President Biden's student debt cancellation program. Members of the Supreme Court...

The Covid lab-leak theory.

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) concluded the Covid-19 pandemic most likely arose from a laborato...

The cause of the East Palestine train crash.

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We covered the story of East Palestine in a special Friday edition, which included original reporting on what happened there. Since then, residents li...

Section 230 hits the Supreme Court.

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, a case that could change the liability social media companies have for the conten...

Biden's surprise Ukraine visit.

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, President Biden made a surprise visit to the capital of Ukraine. It was the first time in the modern era that a president had traveled into...

John Fetterman's hospitalizations.

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday night, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical dep...

The Colorado river water fight.

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In late January, the seven states that rely on the Colorado River for water failed to strike a water-sharing deal by the federally mandated deadline. ...

The UFOs we are shooting down.

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a matter of eight days, U.S. fighter jets have shot down four objects across North America. The first was the highly publicized downing of the purp...

Valentine's Day Special: I interview my wife.

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's special episode of Tangle, as a way to celebrate Valentine's Day, I sat down and interviewed my wife. We talked about law school, our polit...

Republicans & Social Security.

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

During last week's State of the Union address, President Biden claimed that "some Republicans" want to sunset Social Security and Medicare, drawing bo...

INTERVIEW: Manu Meel on bringing college students together.

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Manu Meel is the CEO of Bridge USA, a nationwide movement on college campuses that aims to promote open discussion between students about political is...

Democrats change their primary calendar.

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, the Democratic National Committee approved President Biden's proposed changes to the primary calendar for 2024, making South Carolina the...

Biden’s State of the Union address.

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last night, President Biden delivered his second ever State of the Union, an annual address to Congress and the country meant to serve as an update on...

The Ilhan Omar controversy.

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ilhan Omar. Rep. Omar (D-MN) was voted off of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. Last week, we covered the removal of Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA)...

The (alleged) Chinese spy balloon.

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, a United States military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean, about six nautical miles off the ...

Nikki Haley is running for president.

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, news broke that the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley will be announcing an official campaign for president on February 15 at a la...

Biden will end Covid emergency.

01 Feb 2023

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The end of the Covid emergency. On Monday, the White House said it is planning to end its emergency declarations tied to the Covid-19 pandemic on May ...

The Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell removal.

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The House committees. Last week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) formally removed Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from the Perma...

The death of Tyre Nichols.

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're covering the death of Tyre Nichols, and the footage that was released on Friday. Plus, an under-the-radar story on the border and some nu...

INTERVIEW: The case for 9 justices

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's podcast, we are sitting down with Paul Summers and Steve Rosenthal, two of the men behind the Keep Nine Coalition. Paul is a former Tenness...

Ukraine gets its tanks.

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, after weeks of deliberation, the German government said it would send 14 of its modern Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and would...

Florida's African American Studies debate.

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, the Florida Department of Education said it will not allow an Advanced Placement (AP) class on African American Studies to be taught in the...

The reparations proposal in San Francisco.

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, a committee in San Francisco released a reparations proposal for the city that includes $5 million for each qualifying Black resident of th...

More Biden classified documents.

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Biden's classified documents. We first covered this story on January 12. Hours after we published that piece, Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint...

A gas stove ban (or not).

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gas stoves. Last week, Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said his agency was considering a ban on gas...

The George Santos scandal.

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rep. George Santos (R-NY). In the November election, Santos flipped New York's 3rd District red, defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman. But the newly el...

The debt ceiling, explained.

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The debt ceiling (or debt limit). During the recent debate over the next Speaker of the House, one of the key impending issues was the debt ceiling, o...

Biden's classified documents.

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're covering the classified documents found at a Biden think tank, and the latest news about a batch of documents discovered in his Delaware ...

Biden's new border plan.

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden has announced a tougher stance on immigration at the border, saying the U.S. would begin turning away Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguan...

The $1.6 trillion omnibus bill.

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, Congress passed a $1.65 trillion government funding bill that provides record allocations for defense and sends more emergency aid to Ukra...

Republicans pick Kevin McCarthy for Speaker.

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

McCarthy is finally in. On Saturday, the 57-year-old Republican representative Kevin McCarthy from California was elected Speaker of the House after a...

Reader Interview, Part V: Rick McPherson

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rick is a 61-year-old maintenance technician at a Steel Mill in Butler, Pennsylvania. He is married with four children aged 40 to 28 and three grandch...

Reader interview, Part 4: Kristen / Jon

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristen (who sometimes goes by Jon) is from Des Moines, Iowa. They are a Christian, raised Catholic in a moderate left household, and say the teaching...

Reader interview, Part 3: Bradley

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bradley Pierce is a 40-year-old Christian, attorney, father of 10, husband of one, who says he is pro-parental rights, anti-abortion, and pro-self-def...

Reader interview, Part 2: Miriam

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miriam Stein is a Gen X woman from Yucipa, California, a mom of 2 teens & married for 25 years. She got her degree in environmental engineeri...

Reader Interview, Part 1: Jamie

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Costello is a 39-year-old American woman from Maryville, Tennessee, who feels politically homeless. She is also a disabled combat veteran w...

INTERVIEW: Simon Rosenberg, the man who got 2022 right.

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our last preview of the 2022 election, I cited Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg as a "unique voice" in a sea of forecasters and pundits who sa...

I'm about to disappear (for a little).

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're rounding up the year and giving you an opportunity to tell us what you think.Take the survey: https://forms.gle/SiKB4mMtDMYVQ68w6Need a gif...

The Republican fight for Speaker of the House.

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the 2022 midterms, Republicans won the House of Representatives 222-213, grabbing the same number of seats Democrats currently hold in Congress. Be...

November's inflation numbers.

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, consumer prices rose 7.1% from a year ago, down from 7.7% in October and the peak of 9.1% in June. On a month-to-month basis, inflation ro...

The Respect for Marriage Act.

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Respect for Marriage Act. Yesterday, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, a bill that codifies into law national protecti...

Twitter Files: Part 2, 3, 4, and 5

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're covering Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Twitter files. Plus, a question about the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage and an under the radar story on yout...

The Senate's two immigration bills.

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're covering the two immigration bills that are being debate in the lame-duck session of Congress. Plus, a very big story from Talking Points Memo a...

Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic Party.

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're covering Kyrsten Sinema's decision to leave the Democratic party and a reader question about what is going to happen to the J6 committee. Plus, ...

The independent state legislature theory.

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're covering the independent state legislature theory, and the arguments around it that happened before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Plus, a ques...

The same-sex wedding website case.

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's issue, we're covering the Supreme Court case where a Colorado web designer is challenging the state's anti-discrimination laws. Plus, a que...