What we've learned since our previous coverage on the FBI's raid of Trump's Florida residence. Plus, a question about armed... more

On Sunday, Senate Democrats passed their climate, health care and tax package. Part of the package includes $80 billion in... more

The FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. On Monday, news broke that federal agents had executed a search warrant at former President... more

On Thursday, the federal government declared monkeypox a public health emergency. Plus, a question about how journalists use polls. You can... more

After a year of negotiations between Democrats' progressive wing and their more conservative flank, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction... more

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President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia. We previewed the trip at the end of June, but now that Biden is... more

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American basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia over four months ago on drug smuggling charges for allegedly possessing... more

President Biden, who is now 79, became the oldest president in U.S. history to be elected when he was voted... more

On Friday, Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest serving prime minister, was assassinated while giving a speech in Nara. Plus, a question... more

The Palestinian-American journalist was killed on May 11, 2022, as Israeli soldiers conducted a raid in the West Bank city... more

On Thursday, President Biden for the first time expressed support for making an exception to the filibuster rule in order... more

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On Friday, the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, overruling the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and... more

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that Maine violated the Constitution when the state refused to make public funding available... more

A message from Isaac about what this is and why we do it. Plus, some quick hits from yesterday's news. You... more

One of the newest culture war battlegrounds in the U.S. is the exposure of children to drag shows. Plus, a... more

Last week, Republican Mayra Flores won a special election for an open congressional seat in South Texas. Her win over... more

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994 and signaled it would continue lifting interest rates... more

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Supreme Court Police Parity Act to extend Supreme Court security to the family... more

On Sunday, a group of 20 senators said they struck a bipartisan gun safety framework, a major breakthrough in talks... more

On Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee held the first of its prime time hearings on the events leading up to... more

On today’s episode, we are sitting down with Dorothy Schulz to discuss Biden's executive order on policing. Dorothy was a... more

We have most of the results from Tuesday's primaries now. One of the things many people were watching was how... more

In January, Shapiro — a prominent lawyer who had just been hired as a law professor at Georgetown — became... more

On Friday, Navarro, a White House adviser to former President Donald Trump, was indicted by a grand jury after failing... more

Last week, Sussmann was found not guilty of lying to the FBI when, in 2016, he passed on a tip... more

Members of the Senate are working together to adopt a set of red flag laws or create incentives for states... more

The order came on the two-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and after Congress failed to pass bipartisan... more

On Sunday, the U.S. Justice Department announced it was going to launch an investigation into the police response to the... more

On Monday, President Joe Biden was visiting Japan when he told world leaders that the U.S. would militarily defend Taiwan... more

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It has now been over nine months since the U.S. left Afghanistan, so we thought it’d be a good time... more

On Thursday, the Senate approved $40 billion of additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Plus, a question about where... more

Primaries took place in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. To narrow our focus a bit, we are going... more

Plus, an update on primaries, and a reader question about the baby formula shortage. You can read today's podcast here. You can... more

On Saturday, 10 people were killed in a grocery store in Buffalo, NY, by an 18-year-old white man. The violence... more

Over the last few weeks, what began as a pandemic-era quirk has spiraled into a national crisis. More than 40%... more

On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Trump's Twitter ban if he takes over the company. Plus, are Republicans... more

Yesterday, President Biden addressed the country on inflation, telling Americans he understands what they are grappling with and that solving... more

In the wake of the Roe v. Wade opinion leak, which revealed that the Supreme Court is ready to overturn... more

Last week, Vance won the Republican primary for the hotly contested Senate seat that opened when Republican Sen. Rob Portman... more

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it is stepping up an effort to counter disinformation from Russia, along with... more

On Monday night, Politico published a bombshell story that included a leaked draft of a majority opinion striking down Roe... more

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President Joe Biden is reportedly nearing a decision on how to handle forgiving student debt for borrowers, a policy he... more

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is considered the favorite to become speaker of the House, replacing Rep. Nancy Pelosi... more

Yesterday, after weeks of news reports swirling about Musk's involvement with the social media giant, Twitter accepted his takeover bid.... more

Yesterday, Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election, becoming the first French president in 20 years to... more

A "very online" story, but one that quite a few listeners have asked about. The controversy surrounding the alleged "doxxing"... more

On Monday, Florida Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle declared the Biden administration's Covid-19 mask mandate for public transportation unlawful. The ruling... more

On Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), effectively ending more... more

A departure from form today, as Tangle reaches an important milestone. Thanks for listening. You can read today's podcast here. You can... more

Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize earlier this month, the first time a successful organizing effort... more

We're covering Judge Jackson's confirmation and what it means for the court. Plus, a question about the "gap" in Trump's... more

On today’s podcast, we are sitting down with Justin Higgins. Justin is the host of Politics + Media 101, he... more

Every once in a while, a newsletter we publish generates enough feedback and criticism that we feel it's necessary to... more

Over the last two weeks, a series of news reports broke about the town of Bucha, which sits in the... more

Yesterday, the social media platform Twitter announced that Musk would be joining its board of directors. The announcement came just... more

A closer look at what is going on with Disney and and the events unravelling in Florida. There are two... more

For the past several months, the Biden administration and the European Union have been negotiating to reinstate the 2015 Joint... more

Yesterday, The New York Times reported that the Biden administration is planning to end Title 42, the emergency CDC health... more

Is this a pivot? A White House budget like this is not a binding document; it is more like a... more

The conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas caused a stir last week when her text messages... more

On Saturday, the president traveled to Poland to deliver what was billed as the most important speech of his presidency... more

It has now been one month since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began. It has been 10 days since... more

Jackson was nominated to become a United States Supreme Court justice on February 25. Yesterday was the second day of... more

Last week, The New York Times published an update on an ongoing federal investigation into Hunter Biden (Tangle covered that... more

With the average price of gasoline at $4.25 per gallon, politicians are discussing ways to drive the price down. As... more

Scott Tinker is an energy expert, geologist, and documentary filmmaker trying to carve out the "radical middle" on the future... more

On Tuesday, Raskin withdrew her nomination to join the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and... more

The great debate! Make sure you weigh in, in our poll below. The Sunshine Protection act. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed... more

Earmarks are back. Sometimes called member-directed spending, pork, pork-barrelling, bacon, fat, or fluff, earmarks are funding for projects that get... more

A welcome back to the daily pod, a hello to the new members of the Tangle team, and our main... more

Our last flashback of Tangle's two-week vacay. See you next Monday for a brand new daily pod! Original air date:... more

Homestretch! Our deepest dive yet; Isaac's first published audio interview for the Tangle podcast (Trevor wasn't even on the team... more

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Halfway through our deep dive into the Tangle interview archives while our producer Trevor is away. Original air date: May... more

Mining old treasures from the Tangle archives while our producer, Trevor, is away. Back to the dailies 3/15. Original air... more

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Isaac talks with a former CIA operative. Original air date: March 21, 2021. Still want the news? You can read today's... more

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Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. The Washington Post put it like this: “Russia launched a broad attack on Ukraine from multiple... more

Over the last few months, a debate has been raging about the rise in violent crime across the United States.... more

Yesterday, Vladimir Putin announced that he was recognizing the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) as independent... more

In short, the world is watching this story because Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed 150,000 troops along Ukraine's border.... more

The former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate (running alongside John McCain) had sued The New York... more

Late last week, something interesting happened: A news story began percolating in many conservative online spaces, but got very little... more

In 2021, U.S. Border Patrol agents made 1.9 million arrests, a record high, according to new data. The data were... more

On today's episode, we sat down with Grace Lavery to talk about why she left Substack, how platforms should be... more

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The University of Penn swimmer is a trans woman who is competing on the women's swim team. During her first... more

On Friday, the Republican party censured Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). Cheney and Kinzinger are the... more

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On Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks as co-host of ABC’s "The View" after comments she made about... more

On Sunday, New York Democrats proposed a new congressional map for the state that could give the party an overt... more

We re-visit yesterday's Joe Rogan piece. You can read today's podcast here. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop... more

Last week, podcasting mega-star Joe Rogan became the center of conversation after momentum grew on Spotify to boycott Rogan's show.... more

To subscribe and receive tomorrow's member's only post, go to https://www.readtangle.com/membership/ Stephen G. Breyer. Yesterday, news broke that the senior member... more

On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two separate challenges to colleges who consider race during the admissions process... more

On Saturday, the U.S. embassy in Ukraine requested the evacuation of all non-essential staff, including families of U.S. diplomats. The... more

Democrats say the threat to voting rights is a big enough deal that abolishing the filibuster for major legislation —... more

Every day, Tangle readers write in with questions. And at least once a week, I get a reader question about term... more

One year ago today, President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America. Today,... more

On Saturday, four people — including a rabbi — were taken hostage inside Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. The... more

Momentum to reform the Electoral Count Act is growing in both Republican and Democratic circles, a change some say would... more

Starting next year, 800,000 legal permanent residents will be eligible to vote in New York City, despite not being citizens.... more

On Friday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases: The first was the National Federation of Independent Business v.... more

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On Friday, the latest jobs report was released, giving one final look at the state of the economy as we... more

Isaac sits down with former presidential and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. They discuss his new third-party, what... more

Well... Covid-19 upended my travel plans. The result is I am on an airplane today, as is my podcast editor,... more

At the end of the year, the child tax credit legislation that provided monthly checks that were going out to... more

On December 27, President Biden signed the NDAA for fiscal year 2022 into law. The bill, which authorized $768.2 billion... more

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A quick heads up that this is our last podcast until January 3rd. Today's episode is about the House committee... more

On today's Tangle podcast, we sit down with Clint Watts, a counterterrorism expert who studies Russian misinformation and used to... more

Isaac tells the tale of his Covid-19 diagnosis. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our... more

Yesterday, the West Virginia Democrat went on Fox News Sunday and all but ended the negotiations over President Biden's $1.7... more

Trevor is on the mic today to pass along a note from Isaac, and give you the quick hits of... more

On Friday, a British court ruled that Assange could be extradited to the U.S. to face charges under the Espionage... more

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Last week, news outlets in the U.S. began reporting that intelligence officials had determined Vladimir Putin was considering a "military... more

Last week, a 15-year-old boy named Ethan Crumbley was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four... more

Yesterday, the Biden administration confirmed that it will not be sending the president or any other official U.S. government delegation... more

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Mississippi’s abortion law. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case regarding... more

On Monday, Jack Dorsey announced he was stepping down as CEO of Twitter, the social media website he co-founded in... more

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a direct challenge to... more

Over the weekend, several countries around the world implemented new Covid-19 travel restrictions over fears of the newest variant, despite... more

On Monday, closing arguments began in the trial of his killers, and are expected to end on Tuesday before the... more

On Friday, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges related to his shooting of three people during riots... more

Yesterday, the House voted to censure Gosar by a 223-207, mostly party line vote. Just two Republicans, Liz Cheney (WY),... more

On Friday, the U.S. government released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data, showing an estimated all-time... more

Last week, a group of donors, scholars, writers and political activists announced the launch of a new college: The University... more

On Wednesday, the government said its consumer price index rose in October 6.2% from a year ago — the largest... more

In this edition of Tangle, we are going to take a detailed look at the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Because covering... more

On Thursday last week, a Russian analyst who was a primary source for the opposition research about former President Donald... more

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a challenge... more

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of negotiations. The bill had already... more

On Tuesday night, 18 months after the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis voters went to the polls to vote on... more

Last night, Glenn Youngkin (R) defeated Terry McAuliffe (D) in Virginia's highly-watched governor's race. With more than 95% of the... more

In today's Tangle, we're taking a break from our usual format to take a look at some of the elections... more

On Thursday, the president announced a new framework for Democrats' reconciliation bill, also known as his Build Back Better plan,... more

Earlier this week, Democrats released a new proposal that they said will help them pay for their infrastructure and reconciliation... more

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On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold Steve Bannon, the former Trump advisor, in criminal contempt of... more

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Over the weekend, 136 nations officially agreed to enforce a corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent, and also... more

In the last two weeks, China has conducted several consecutive days of military exercises over Taiwan, sending a record number... more

Last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland said he would be deploying federal officials across the country to address instances where... more

Did Mitch McConnell cave? He has said he would not support raising the borrowing limit because it would allow Biden... more

On Monday, the Supreme Court began its fall term, which many experts on the court say could be the most... more

The Arizona Democrat has been getting more and more attention as the debate over how to move forward on Joe... more

Heading into Friday, there was a quiet confidence on Capitol Hill that Democrats in the House were going to be... more

The president is trying to pass a $1.2 trillion, bipartisan infrastructure bill today. But progressive Democrats say they will only... more

Yesterday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and the head of U.S. Central Command, Gen.... more

This week could determine the future of Joe Biden’s domestic legislative agenda — and is perhaps the most important week... more

On Friday, Cyber Ninjas, the group that conducted the audit of Arizona's largest county, released its official results of their... more

John Seago is the legislative director of Texas Right to Live, the group that recently helped shepherd Texas’s anti-abortion law... more

Today's episode is a brief (but important) message on the future of this podcast! Please consider supporting this podcast by clicking... more

Late last week, the United States announced that it would work with Australia and the United Kingdom in a new... more

Yesterday morning, President Joe Biden delivered his first-ever speech to the U.N. General Assembly, a gathering of leaders from across... more

Remember the Trump-Russia investigation? The one that produced Robert Mueller, and which many believed would lead to the end of... more

More than 12,000 migrants, mostly from Haiti, are currently congregated underneath and beside International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, after... more

General Mark Milley. In a forthcoming book, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa allege that Milley, the Chairman of the Joint... more

Democrats have released a new tax plan that would raise rates on corporations and the wealthiest Americans in order to... more

On August 29th, the U.S. military announced a successful retaliatory drone strike against an ISIS-K combatant who was planning a... more

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a new slate of federal vaccine requirements that could impact as many as 100... more

In today's podcast, we sit down with Cuba expert Jorge Felipe-Gonzalez to discuss what's happening in Cuba, what the U.S.... more

On today's podcast, we sit down with Ilana Redstone. She is a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois... more

On today's podcast, we are sitting down with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz — an ultra-orthodox religious leader who is also an... more

On today's podcast, we sat down with David Krucoff, the founder and executive director of Douglass County Maryland, a 501c4... more

In today's podcast, we sit down with Josh Rogin to discuss the "lab-leak" theory. Rogin is a columnist for The... more

In today's podcast, we sit down with Palestinian-American writer Yousef Munayyer to discuss the current conflict in Gaza and what... more

On today's podcast, we sit down with Randy Shrewsberry. Randy is the founder and current Executive Director of the Institute... more

In today's podcast, we sit down with Dr. Leana Wen. Dr. Wen is an emergency physician and public health professor... more

In today's podcast, we're sitting down with Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing and an advocate for... more

In today's Tangle podcast, a brief but important special message from Tangle founder Isaac Saul. If you're not yet a subscriber,... more

On today's podcast, we sit down with the nationally syndicated columnist David Harsanyi. He is an author, a senior writer... more

In today's podcast, we sit down with conservative writer Drew Holden to discuss the state of bias in the media.... more

On today's Tangle podcast, we sit down with Dr. Erica Anderson, a psychologist and clinician who works with transgender youth.... more

Today, we sit down with Jonna Mendez, the former chief of disguise at the CIA. She was recruited to the... more

On today's podcast, we sit down with Minky Worden, the Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch. Worden authored... more

On today's podcast, we sit down with Ciaran O'Connor, the Chief Marketing Officer of Braver Angels. Braver Angels is an... more

On today's Tangle episode we sit down Anna Massoglia, an investigative researcher with OpenSecrets. Her work exposes how money is... more