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In the last couple weeks, I've been accused of being "out of touch" more times than I ever have in... more
On Wednesday, House Republican leadership scrapped a bill to temporarily fund the government after President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and House Republicans... more
On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News over inaccurate statements made by news host George Stephanopoulos during... more
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced the largest single-day act of clemency in modern American history, commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500... more
For several weeks, residents of New Jersey and other East Coast states have reported seeing possible drones flying over residential neighborhoods and... more
Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To... more
On today's episode, Isaac responds to comments and criticism on our coverage of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian... more
On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump gave his first network television interview since the election, speaking with NBC's Kristen Welker for... more
On Monday, a Manhattan jury found Marine veteran Daniel Penny, 26, not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan... more
Tangle Editor Will Kaback talked with Ambassador John Sullivan who gave a comprehensive overview of the current state of the... more
On Sunday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and was granted political asylum in Russia. Assad's departure marks the end... more
On Wednesday, a gunman shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in New York City. Police have yet to... more
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On today's episode, Managing Editor Ari Weitzman explores the evolution and current state of liberalism in the United States, particularly... more
On Wednesday, a majority of Supreme Court justices signaled that they were willing to allow states to pass laws limiting access to... more
On Saturday, President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Kashyap "Kash" Patel as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel... more
On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he had issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter, for any criminal... more
Here at Tangle, we’ve just had a year straight of one of the longest, wildest, most unpredictable, campaign seasons I've... more
On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump named Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) as his nominee for Labor secretary. Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost her bid... more
Last Monday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution requiring Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to use bathrooms... more
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This week, editor Will Kaback sat down with Dave O’Brien, the policy director for RepresentUs, to ask him some of the... more
On Wednesday, a bipartisan House ethics panel investigating sexual misconduct claims against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) voted not to release its... more
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that undated or misdated mail ballots should not be counted in the 2024 election,... more
On Sunday, President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range weaponry — called Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS — to... more
On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services... more
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss the recent political appointments made by President Trump, particularly on the controversial nomination of... more
More than a week has now passed since Election Day, and before we fully pivot to focusing on the end... more
On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that any Republican senator hoping to obtain the position of majority leader would have to approve... more
In the week after the election, President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants living in the United... more
In the week since his electoral victory, President-elect Trump has begun announcing his picks for his cabinet and key White... more
In the madness of election week, we forgot to note that we are off for Veteran's Day today. As longtime... more
Isaac conducts an intriguing interview with Ken Block, who was hired by the Trump campaign shortly after the 2020 election... more
At 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd of supporters at her alma mater of Howard University... more
Former President Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States, with all major newsoutlets calling the race in his favor as of... more
First, and most importantly, we want to let you all know that we'll be covering the election live from Tangle HQ in... more
Over the weekend, several respected pollsters released their final surveys of the 2024 election, offering a snapshot of the presidential... more
Isaac and Ari share their thoughts about potential election night results, the potential we are in a red bubble, play... more
With the election just days away, we questioned our undecideds about some of the comments they have individually made throughout... more
A couple weeks ago, I made my final predictions about the 2024 election. In that post, one of my headline predictions was that... more
On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., that was billed as the closing argument... more
On Sunday, October 27, former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump held a rally at a sold-out Madison Square Garden... more
On Friday, The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election and would continue... more
A week out from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in... more
Since Isaac is off coaching his frisbee team to a national championship, Ari and he couldn't record a Sunday podcast... more
In the past two weeks, former President Donald Trump has made repeated references to “the enemy within” the United States,... more
23 million Americans have already voted, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. On September 20, Minnesota, South Dakota, and... more
On Sunday, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station and handed out drive-through orders at a McDonald's... more
On Thursday, the Israeli military announced it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the day prior.... more
Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races as well as events surrounding the election.... more
We spoke our undecided voters about the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' first interview, and the debate between Harris and... more
On November 5, in addition to presidential, House, state and local elections, voters will be casting ballots in 34 Senate elections in... more
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled new proposals focused on helping black men build wealth, capitalize on economic opportunities, and protect... more
Last Wednesday, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, knocking out power to 3.2 million people and killing at least... more
On today's episode, Tangle gets some love from some big pod casters, Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques, talk... more
Today, we’re focusing on 10 ballot initiatives that we think exemplify this moment in U.S. politics. In Tangle fashion, we’ll... more
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case challenging a 2022 Biden administration rule that... more
On Saturday, the tech executive joined former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the attempted assassination... more
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s latest filing in United States v. Donald Trump, concerning alleged criminal... more
Monday marks one year since Hamas’s attack on Israel, in which the U.S.-designated terrorist group killed approximately 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, 97... more
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Israel and Iran maybe going into a major war, we play a... more
You are listening to a preview of our new Friday Edition podcasts. These were exclusively for newsletter subscribers, but now,... more
The dockworkers’ strike. On Tuesday, thousands of longshoremen and port operators along the East Coast and Gulf Coast went on strike after... more
The short and sweet: We are now (finally) offering ad-free podcasts if you subscribe to our premium podcast channel. You can... more
The vice presidential debate. On Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidates Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz... more
On Thursday, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane before moving inland and hitting the southeastern... more
On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors had indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) as part of... more
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about the recent indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams, other cases of... more
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris said she supports eliminating the Senate’s filibuster rule to pursue legislation codifying abortion access nationwide. The... more
On Thursday, CNN published an exclusive report on Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2024. In their... more
On Sunday, congressional leaders introduced a bipartisan spending bill to fund federal agencies until December 20, avoiding a government shutdown when the... more
The pager attacks in Lebanon. On Tuesday, hundreds of pagers carried by members of Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, detonated simultaneously... more
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Philly, the burbs and more. Ari gives two hot takes... more
On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve met in Washington, D.C., and agreed to a 0.5% — or 50... more
Chief Justice John Roberts. On Sunday, The New York Times released a behind-the-scenes report on Chief Justice John Roberts’s role in crafting... more
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that President Joe Biden is unlikely to make a decision on whether to block Japanese steelmaker... more
The second Trump assassination attempt. On Sunday, former President Donald Trump was targeted in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has... more
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter, a senior survey advisor at Pew Research Center. They discuss polling... more
In Wednesday’s presidential debate, former President Donald Trump claimed that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating residents’ pets, framing the alleged acts... more
The first Harris-Trump debate. On Tuesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off for their... more
On today's episode, Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter, a senior survey advisor at Pew Research Center. They discuss polling methodologies, accuracy,... more