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Isaac Saul

Independent, non-partisan politics news where you'll hear the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day. Plus,... more

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PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: My actual views on class and class politics in America.

In the last couple weeks, I've been accused of being "out of touch" more times than I ever have in... more

20 Dec 2024 · 17 minutes
The looming government shutdown.

On Wednesday, House Republican leadership scrapped a bill to temporarily fund the government after President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and House Republicans... more

19 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
The Trump-ABC News settlement

On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News over inaccurate statements made by news host George Stephanopoulos during... more

18 Dec 2024 · 30 minutes
Biden's mass clemency.

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

17 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
The unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sightings

For several weeks, residents of New Jersey and other East Coast states have reported seeing possible drones flying over residential neighborhoods and... more

16 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Jon talk about birthright citizenship.

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To... more

15 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: My response to your criticisms.

On today's episode, Isaac responds to comments and criticism on our coverage of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian... more

14 Dec 2024 · 24 minutes
Trump’s birthright citizenship comments

On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump gave his first network television interview since the election, speaking with NBC's Kristen Welker for... more

12 Dec 2024 · 30 minutes
The Daniel Penny verdict

On Monday, a Manhattan jury found Marine veteran Daniel Penny, 26, not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan... more

11 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
PREVIEW: Will Kaback interviews Ambassador John Sullivan

Tangle Editor Will Kaback talked with Ambassador John Sullivan who gave a comprehensive overview of the current state of the... more

11 Dec 2024 · 25 minutes
The fall of Assad in Syria.

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

10 Dec 2024 · 32 minutes
The healthcare CEO shooting

On Wednesday, a gunman shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in New York City. Police have yet to... more

09 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
PREVIEW: The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Will talk about the murder of UHC's CEO, immigration, and presidential pardons.

Please enjoy this preview episode of our Sunday podcast. The full editions are available exclusively for premium podcast members. To... more

08 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
PREVIEW: The Friday Edition: What is a liberal?

On today's episode, Managing Editor Ari Weitzman explores the evolution and current state of liberalism in the United States, particularly... more

07 Dec 2024 · 22 minutes
The Supreme Court case on healthcare for trans minors

On Wednesday, a majority of Supreme Court justices signaled that they were willing to allow states to pass laws limiting access to... more

05 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes
Kash Patel’s nomination

On Saturday, President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Kashyap "Kash" Patel as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel... more

04 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
The Hunter Biden pardon.

On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he had issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter, for any criminal... more

03 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
We're taking a break, and you should too (please, hear me out).

Here at Tangle, we’ve just had a year straight of one of the longest, wildest, most unpredictable, campaign seasons I've... more

27 Nov 2024 · 5 minutes
Trump’s pick for Labor secretary.

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

26 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
The transgender bathroom bill in Congress

Last Monday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution requiring Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to use bathrooms... more

25 Nov 2024 · 29 minutes
FULL EPISODE: The Sunday Podcast: Ari, Will, Magdalena, and Jon play a game, talk about DOGE, and air some grievances.

Please enjoy this fully unlocked preview episode of our Sunday podcast. These editions are normally available exclusively for premium podcast... more

24 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
PREVIEW: The Friday Edition: Talking money in politics with Dave O'Brien.

This week, editor Will Kaback sat down with Dave O’Brien, the policy director for RepresentUs, to ask him some of the... more

22 Nov 2024 · 19 minutes
The Matt Gaetz ethics report

On Wednesday, a bipartisan House ethics panel investigating sexual misconduct claims against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) voted not to release its... more

21 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
The Pennsylvania Senate race

On Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that undated or misdated mail ballots should not be counted in the 2024 election,... more

20 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia.

On Sunday, President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range weaponry — called Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS — to... more

19 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary

On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services... more

18 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
PREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Trump's cabinet nominees, DOGE, and Jake Paul v Mike Tyson.

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss the recent political appointments made by President Trump, particularly on the controversial nomination of... more

17 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: One last look at why Harris lost the 2024 election.

More than a week has now passed since Election Day, and before we fully pivot to focusing on the end... more

15 Nov 2024 · 17 minutes
Trump pushes for recess appointments.

On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that any Republican senator hoping to obtain the position of majority leader would have to approve... more

14 Nov 2024 · 30 minutes
Trump's mass deportation plan

In the week after the election, President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants living in the United... more

13 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
The Trump White House comes into focus.

In the week since his electoral victory, President-elect Trump has begun announcing his picks for his cabinet and key White... more

12 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
We're off for Veterans Day, but...

In the madness of election week, we forgot to note that we are off for Veteran's Day today. As longtime... more

11 Nov 2024 · 8 minutes
The Friday Edition - Ken Block Interview

Isaac conducts an intriguing interview with Ken Block, who was hired by the Trump campaign shortly after the 2020 election... more

08 Nov 2024 · 6 minutes
Kamala Harris’s concession speech

At 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd of supporters at her alma mater of Howard University... more

07 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
The 2024 election result

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

06 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
Election Day Interview

First, and most importantly, we want to let you all know that we'll be covering the election live from Tangle HQ in... more

05 Nov 2024 · 43 minutes
The final polls of 2024

Over the weekend, several respected pollsters released their final surveys of the 2024 election, offering a snapshot of the presidential... more

04 Nov 2024 · 29 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Issac and Ari talk about election night thoughts, a possible red bubble, and play some games.

Isaac and Ari share their thoughts about potential election night results, the potential we are in a red bubble, play... more

03 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
The Decision

With the election just days away, we questioned our undecideds about some of the comments they have individually made throughout... more

03 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
The Friday Edition - Can Kamala Harris win? And 25 closing thoughts on the election.

A couple weeks ago, I made my final predictions about the 2024 election. In that post, one of my headline predictions was that... more

01 Nov 2024 · 6 minutes
Harris’s closing argument

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., that was billed as the closing argument... more

31 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

 On Sunday, October 27, former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump held a rally at a sold-out Madison Square Garden... more

30 Oct 2024 · 25 minutes
National newspapers decide not to endorse.

On Friday, The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election and would continue... more

29 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
The presidential race in Michigan

A week out from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in... more

28 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: An interview with Dr. Noam Weissman

Since Isaac is off coaching his frisbee team to a national championship, Ari and he couldn't record a Sunday podcast... more

27 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Trump's "enemy from within" controversy.

In the past two weeks, former President Donald Trump has made repeated references to “the enemy within” the United States,... more

24 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
Early voting data

23 million Americans have already voted, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. On September 20, Minnesota, South Dakota, and... more

23 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
Trump's visit to McDonald's.

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

22 Oct 2024 · 28 minutes
Yahya Sinwar’s death

On Thursday, the Israeli military announced it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the day prior.... more

21 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races. Also, the truth is finally spoken about the robots.

Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races as well as events surrounding the election.... more

21 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
Primetime

We spoke our undecided voters about the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' first interview, and the debate between Harris and... more

18 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
SPECIAL EDITION: The Senate races.

On November 5, in addition to presidential, House, state and local elections, voters will be casting ballots in 34 Senate elections in... more

17 Oct 2024 · 33 minutes
Kamala Harris’s latest economic proposals

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled new proposals focused on helping black men build wealth, capitalize on economic opportunities, and protect... more

16 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
FEMA funding and the disaster response.

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

15 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Tangle gets some love, the Jack Smith filing and Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques and more

On today's episode, Tangle gets some love from some big pod casters, Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques, talk... more

13 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: 2024 Ballot 10 ballot initiatives that will define the election.

Today, we’re focusing on 10 ballot initiatives that we think exemplify this moment in U.S. politics. In Tangle fashion, we’ll... more

11 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
The Supreme Court takes up ghost guns.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case challenging a 2022 Biden administration rule that... more

10 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Donald Trump and Elon Musk

On Saturday, the tech executive joined former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the attempted assassination... more

09 Oct 2024 · 25 minutes
Jack Smith's new filing on Donald Trump.

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

08 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
The first anniversary of Oct. 7

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

07 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Israel and Iran, The State of the Race in Every Swing State and more

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Israel and Iran maybe going into a major war, we play a... more

06 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
PREVIEW: The Friday Edition - The state's right to kill its citizens.

You are listening to a preview of our new Friday Edition podcasts. These were exclusively for newsletter subscribers, but now,... more

04 Oct 2024 · 6 minutes
The dockworkers go on strike.

The dockworkers’ strike. On Tuesday, thousands of longshoremen and port operators along the East Coast and Gulf Coast went on strike after... more

03 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
A special announcement about our podcasts

The short and sweet: We are now (finally) offering ad-free podcasts if you subscribe to our premium podcast channel. You can... more

03 Oct 2024 · 10 minutes
SPECIAL EDITION: The vice presidential debate.

The vice presidential debate. On Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidates Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz... more

02 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
Hurricane Helene and the disaster relief efforts.

On Thursday, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane before moving inland and hitting the southeastern... more

01 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
The Eric Adams indictment.

On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors had indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) as part of... more

30 Sep 2024 · 27 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Eric Adams, The Electoral College, and play a little game.

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about the recent indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams, other cases of... more

29 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Kamala Harris’s filibuster comments

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris said she supports eliminating the Senate’s filibuster rule to pursue legislation codifying abortion access nationwide. The... more

26 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
The Mark Robinson Controversy

On Thursday, CNN published an exclusive report on Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2024. In their... more

25 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
The SAVE Act and government funding.

On Sunday, congressional leaders introduced a bipartisan spending bill to fund federal agencies until December 20, avoiding a government shutdown when the... more

24 Sep 2024 · 27 minutes
The pager attack in Lebanon.

The pager attacks in Lebanon. On Tuesday, hundreds of pagers carried by members of Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, detonated simultaneously... more

23 Sep 2024 · 28 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari Talk Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Philly and the Burbs

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Philly, the burbs and more. Ari gives two hot takes... more

22 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
The Federal Reserve’s rate cut

On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve met in Washington, D.C., and agreed to a 0.5% — or 50... more

19 Sep 2024 · 24 minutes
The new report on the Supreme Court.

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

18 Sep 2024 · 27 minutes
The Potential Sale of U.S. Steel

On Friday, The Washington Post reported that President Joe Biden is unlikely to make a decision on whether to block Japanese steelmaker... more

17 Sep 2024 · 27 minutes
A second Trump assassination attempt.

The second Trump assassination attempt. On Sunday, former President Donald Trump was targeted in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has... more

16 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter from Pew Research Center

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter, a senior survey advisor at Pew Research Center. They discuss polling... more

15 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
The Haitian Immigrant Controversy in Ohio

In Wednesday’s presidential debate, former President Donald Trump claimed that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating residents’ pets, framing the alleged acts... more

12 Sep 2024 · 28 minutes
SPECIAL EDITION: The Trump-Harris debate.

The first Harris-Trump debate. On Tuesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off for their... more

11 Sep 2024 · 30 minutes
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On today's episode, Isaac and Ari interview Scott Keeter, a senior survey advisor at Pew Research Center. They discuss polling methodologies, accuracy,... more