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On Monday, Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  reached a settlement  with the Department of Justice (DOJ) a week into its antitrust trial. The government had argued that the company’s subsidiary Ticketmaster constituted an illegal monopoly over the ticketing industry. As conditions for the settlement, Ticketmaster  agreed  to provide a standalone ticketing system for third-party us...

On todays episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk all the latest on the Iran war, when we might be leaving, the Strait of Hormuz, potentially boots on the ground, and a lot of debate about the justifications and reasonings of being in this war still. Last but not least, a very solid grievance section. It's a good one! Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-fr...

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)  reported  that nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 92,000 in February and unemployment rose from 4.3% to 4.4%. Healthcare, along with leisure and hospitality, accounted for the majority of losses, though the BLS  recorded  losses in nine of the 14 sectors it tracks. The numbers  fell short  of economists’ expectatio...

Tuesday marks 11 days since the United States and Israel launched joint attacks against the Iranian government and security forces, with several significant developments over the weekend.  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! Two new interviews. We have two new interviews ou...

On todays Special Edition, managing editor Ari Weitzman interviews staff writer from The Atlantic and former professor at Hamilton College, Tyler Austin Harper about his new story at The Atlantic about the Mellon Foundation and what its doing to higher education. A conversation that spans the bounds from why humanities matter? To Whether or not we should be focusing on them in the first place? All...

On Thursday, President Donald Trump  announced  that he will reassign Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace her as secretary. The decision marks the first announced departure of a cabinet secretary in the second Trump administration. Noem will be reassigned to the new anti-drug-trafficking office position of speci...

The literacy crisis is one of the most profound problems facing Gen Z and Gen Alpha. As my generation ages up into the workforce and the citizenry, lower literacy rates mean a decline in the ability to understand the world around us — including the laws and political texts upon which this country was built. And if fewer Americans understand the texts that shape our society, our society will be sus...

On Thursday, the conflict in Iran, which  began  over the weekend with U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, some members of his family, and several other top Iranian officials, continued into a sixth day. Since the initial strikes on Saturday, Israel has ramped up its attacks, with  heavy strikes  against Hezbollah in...

On todays episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac, Ari and Kmele breakdown where we're at with the conflict in Iran as well as the latest results with the primary elections in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, a good guy of the week nomination and last but not least, a very solid grievance section. It's a good one! Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our...

On Tuesday, voters in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas voted in party primaries to elect candidates for federal, state, and local offices in the 2026 midterms. In the Texas Democratic Senate primary, state Rep. James Talarico defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett, while Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will head to a runoff in the Republican Senate primary. In North Carolina, former Rep...

On Friday, President Donald Trump  ordered  federal agencies to immediately cease their use of the artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic’s technology after it declined to allow the Pentagon unrestricted access to its models. Later in the day, Defense Secretary Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate Anthropic as a “supply chain risk to national security,” which he said would...

On todays Special Edition, Will Kaback interviews cultural critic, writer and author Thomas Chatterton Williams about his new book Summer of Our Discontent. 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! You can  subscribe to Tangle by clicking here  or drop something  in ou...

On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel  carried out  airstrikes against Iran, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders. President Donald Trump said the ongoing mission, called Operation Epic Fury, will target Iran’s nuclear facilities, military capabilities and regime leaders, adding that Iranian citizens should prepare to take over the government...

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve loved even-numbered years — because I absolutely love the Olympics. They combine my two truest boyhood passions: sports and America. I was a sports-obsessed little Pittsburgh kid. When I was nine, I won a contest at a local video rental store ahead of Super Bowl XXX by correctly identifying the first points the Steelers ever scored in a Super Bowl as a safety. B...

On Tuesday, in his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass the  Stop Insider Trading Act  (SITA), a bill that would bar members of Congress and some immediate family members from trading individual stocks. The line led to one of the few instances of bipartisan applause during Trump’s speech, and the president’s reference renewed discussions over effo...

On todays episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac, Ari and Kmele are joined by Eli Lake, columnist at The Free Press as well as the host of the Breaking History podcast. They chat about President Trump's State of the Union address and Iran. The boys then go on to talk more about the winter olympics and a couple race controversies that happened this week. Last but not least, a very solid grievanc...

On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term (Trump  addressed a joint session of Congress  last year, but it was not an official State of the Union). During the speech, Trump focused predominantly on domestic issues, but said that he would “never” allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. His speech lasted approximately one hour a...

One year ago, we wrapped up a months-long series following five undecided voters across the country — people who, like millions of Americans, were trying to sort through the noise of a divisive, turbulent election at a moment when trust in institutions was fraying, norms were being tested, and the stakes of the decision felt unusually and perilously high. From March of 2024 until the week of the e...

On Sunday, Mexican security forces  killed  cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — known as “El Mencho” — and multiple others in a military operation assisted by U.S. intelligence in Tapalpa, Jalisco, in Western Mexico. Oseguera was  wounded  in a violent clash with Mexican special forces and died while being flown to Mexico City. In response to the killing, shootouts, expl...

On Friday, the Supreme Court  voted 6–3  to strike down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, finding that the president exceeded his authority when he imposed duties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Court’s ruling invalidates the president’s  “Liberation Day” tariffs , which imposed a 10% baseline duty on U.S. trading partners as well as steepe...

This month, the artificial intelligence discourse hit a new fever pitch. It started with a viral post on X, titled “ Something Big Is Happening ,” which racked up tens of millions of views. The post was written by Matt Shumer, the CEO of the AI personal assistant company HyperWrite. It’s long, but it’s worth your time. The thrust of the post is this: Artificial intelligence is improving much faste...

On todays episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac and Ari run the show classic style while Kmele takes a little breather with his family. Due to popular demand they talk more on the Epstein files and they offer some measured and slightly controversial responses to some of the critisizm. Ari does a deep dive into the EPA Endangerment Ruling and tries hard to get Isaac on the same page. Last but n...

Last Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)  reported  that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 130,000 in January, its strongest monthly growth in over a year, while the unemployment rate fell from 4.4% to 4.3%. The healthcare sector accounted for most of the growth with 82,000 new jobs, but declining employment in state and federal governments, finance, and the information...

On Thursday, February 12, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin  announced  that the agency had rescinded the “ endangerment finding ,” a 16-year-old determination that allowed past administrations to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. The EPA  previously said  that it would pursue curtailing the rule in July, claiming t...

At 12:01 on Saturday, February 14, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partially shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to  come to terms  on a deal to fund the department through September. Senate Democrats are demanding funding be tied to reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), a stance they  have maintained  since...