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In today's special edition, Ari Weitzman interviews Zeke Hausfather who is the climate research lead at Stripe, climate research scientist at Berkeley Earth and contributor at Carbon Brief about the recent global wild fires and what they have to do with changing climate. Ad-free podcasts are here! Get 20% off your first year of ad-free episodes, exclusive interviews, and deep dives with Tangle’s p...

What my experience (and the data) show. Ad-free podcasts are here! Get 20% off your first year of ad-free episodes, exclusive interviews, and deep dives with Tangle’s podcast membership! The latest  Suspension of the Rules . In this week’s episode, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele discuss what we have and haven’t learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, a conversation about whether government-run groce...

On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee  questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci about his decision-making during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout the roughly three-hour hearing, drawing rebuke from committee Republicans and a  warning  from Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) that he could be charged with contempt of Con...

Coming up on today's episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk about Anthony Fauci pleading the fifth and his legacy. They then get into a really surprising "Good guy of the week" segment followed by a conversation about Zohran Mamdani's plan for city-ran grocery stores coming together. Last but not least, our grievances where Kmele defends his horrible position about the NYC s...

On Friday, July 24, Reuters  reported  that an OpenAI autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent broke out of a contained environment and hacked a popular AI development website. The hack began on July 11 and lasted until July 13, when it was  detected  by an AI at the targeted company, Hugging Face. OpenAI remained unaware of the incident for days, and the two companies did...

On Wednesday, July 22, the United States and Saudi Arabia  signed  a civil nuclear-cooperation agreement. The deal is a “123 Agreement,” named after Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act, outlining a partnership between the two countries to establish a civilian nuclear program in Saudi Arabia. However, the status of the deal is now in question after President Donald Trump said on Thu...

On Tuesday, July 21, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D)  announced  that an error in the state’s motor-vehicles system software resulted in approximately 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote, and a preliminary assessment showed roughly 400 of them cast a ballot in at least one election. Sherrill said the improper registrations occurred during former Gov. Phil Murphy’s (D) term and...

A guest column from Megan Phelps-Roper. Dear readers, As Tangle continues to grow, one of my goals is to expand our stable of writers. We want more people writing under the Tangle banner who can represent the center, center-left, center-right, the progressive left, the MAGA right, and those of us (like me) who just find ourselves complicated, confused, and mixed up in today’s political alignment.&...

Over the past week, smoke from wildfires in Canada (as well as northern Minnesota) has  affected  air quality and visibility across the Midwest and East Coast of the United States. As of Monday, air-quality alerts remained in place for a large portion of the country, and experts expect wildfire smoke to remain prevalent through August. The fires have raised concerns about climate-related...

Coming up on today's episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac and Kmele are joined by Ari Weitzman once again. They get into election fraud, data centers, the kind of cover up happening right now in Iran and then Isaac and Kmele take a victory lap about all the things they have been right about. Last but not least, our grievances. It's a spicy good one! Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to thi...

On Monday, Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC)  said  she will run for a full, six-year term to succeed her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R), who  passed away  suddenly on July 11 after suffering an aortic dissection. Republicans will hold a special primary on August 11 to select a new candidate to run against physician Annie Andrews (D) in the general election.  Ad-free podcasts a...

On Tuesday, July 14, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed an  executive order  pausing construction of new large-scale data centers in the state for up to one year. Hochul said the moratorium is intended to allow policymakers to study the economic and environmental effects of new data centers and consider regulatory action. The governor’s order went into effect immediately, making New Y...

On Thursday, July 9, President Donald Trump  fired  the two Democratic commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the agency’s final commissioner, a Republican, resigned. Without commissioners, the agency can still distribute election funding to states, but some of its functions will be impacted,  such as  establishing new programs or carrying out the a...

Generally speaking, I hate the expression “conspiracy theory.” It’s an overused and unhelpful descriptor for what often amounts to a minority or controversial view. I’ve  begged writers  to stop calling everything they don’t like a conspiracy theory, and I’ve written regularly about my open-mindedness to all manner of ideas that have at some point been called conspiracy theories. But it’...

On Tuesday, the House voted 308–117 to pass the  Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 , a bill that would make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent in the United States. The legislation  passed  with 114 Democrats, 193 Republicans, and one independent in support and now heads to the Senate. President Donald Trump has endorsed the bill,  writing  in May, “It’s time that people...

Coming up on today's episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac and Kmele are joined by Senior Editor Will Kaback and epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina to talk about our latest public health issues, Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham being appointed to the senate in his place and how worried we should be with Trump's firings from this obscure election agency. It's a good one! Ad-free podcasts are...

In the past week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were involved in deadly shootings in Texas and Maine. On Monday, in Biddeford, Maine, an officer  shot and killed  a man who allegedly disregarded orders to stop his vehicle and attempted to flee. Separately, on Tuesday, July 7 in Houston, ICE agents  shot and killed  a man whom they accused of “weaponizing hi...

On Monday night, the U.S.  carried out  its third straight day of strikes against Iran, the latest in a series of military engagements that began last week. On Friday, President Donald Trump  notified  Congress that the U.S. had resumed military activities against Iran as of July 7, when U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)  reported  engaging in “retaliatory strikes” follo...

On Saturday evening, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)  passed away  at age 71 after what his office called a “brief and sudden illness.” The nature of the illness was initially unknown, though news outlets  reported  that emergency services were dispatched to a Washington, D.C. home owned by Graham and administered treatment to a man suffering from cardiac arrest. On Sunday, Graham’s...

At Tangle, we want to be a source of trustworthy news, thought-provoking analysis,  and  robust community engagement. As part of that commitment, we interact with the community in several forums — the  website comment section , our  Subtext texting service , our  Reddit page , our staff email, and at live events. We also answer reader and listener questions throughout the...

Over the past week, lawmakers have expressed increasing concern about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) health, roughly three weeks after the senator was  hospitalized  for still-unknown reasons. The hospitalization is the latest in a string of health-related incidents for McConnell, which have raised questions about his fitness for office. On Wednesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) ...

Coming up on today's episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac and Kmele are joined by Tangle Associate Editor Audrey Moorehead to discuss the Graham Platner controversies and their credibility, as well as Mitch McConnell's health issues. Last but not least, our grievances. It's a good one! Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium conte...

On Monday, Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D),  accused  him of raping her in 2021. Politico, which first published the report, corroborated aspects of Racicot’s account after speaking with a man whom Racicot dated after Platner, as well as reviewing messages between her and her therapist and an acquaintance. Platner denied the accusation...

Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court  held  that a federal law limiting the amount of money political parties could spend in coordination with campaigns violated the First Amendment. The Court’s vote was 6–3 along ideological lines.  Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to  ReadTangle.com  to sign up!...

 On Saturday, the United States marked 250 years since the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, establishing the original 13 American colonies as a new, independent nation. In addition to the traditional fireworks and parades, cities and states  held special celebrations  reflecting on the country’s history for its semiquincentennial....