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On Tuesday, the House of Representatives is  expected  to vote on legislation to force the Justice Department to release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After  suggesting  last week that House Republicans should vote against the measure, President Donald Trump  said on Sunday that they should pass it “because we have nothing to hide,” calling th...

In today's episode, Senior Editor Will Kaback interviews Claire Carlson, a reporter for the Daily Yonder, who provides an in-depth look at how government shutdowns and trade wars are impacting farmers. Discover the challenges that predate these events and gain insights into the nearly existential moment farmers are experiencing. Recorded on November 10th, this conversation delves into the pressing...

An essential part of Tangle is engaging with readers — through live events, email exchanges, and now in social channels like  Reddit  and our new texting platform,  Subtext . But something we’ve done since the beginning is answer a reader question in our main newsletter. Over time, we’ve gotten more questions than we can answer — but many of the questions that haven’t made it into t...

Today on Suspension of the rules, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Nick Fuentes and your reactions to the piece Tangle published last week and some of the blow back in right wing media circles. We then jump into the big Jeffrey Epstein email drop that happened today. Then we revisit the shut down and talk about how maybe the Democrats mightve actually won the shut down. Plus some short and sw...

On Thursday, November 6, the Supreme Court  granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause a lower court ruling to allow transgender and nonbinary Americans to self-select their sex when applying for a passport. The decision was issued through the court’s emergency docket and was unsigned, though Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented and was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomay...

On Monday, U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin  announced  that President Donald Trump had pardoned several top aides and advisers from his first administration, as well as dozens of people involved in his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. Those receiving pardons include President Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, adviser Boris Epshteyn, and attorneys Rudy Giuli...

On Sunday, the Senate  voted 60–40 to advance legislation to end the federal government shutdown after Republicans reached a deal with several Democratic senators. The package includes the continuing resolution passed by the House of Representatives with amendments to include  three bills  (known as a “minibus”) that will collectively fund the operations of Congress, the Department...

Last week, Tucker Carlson released an interview with the far-right commentator Nick Fuentes. The interview has caused a firestorm on the right, dividing the MAGA base over how Carlson handled the interview — and bringing up questions about who should be platformed. But when I listened to the interview, I heard something much more interesting that nobody seems to be talking about: the origin story...

Today on Suspension of the rules, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk a lot about the 2025 election this week. They then discuss whether or not anti wokeness is dead or not as well as some chatter about tariffs and their effectiveness. And, as always. the airing of grievances. Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to ReadTang...

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the  consolidated cases  of  Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump  and  Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. , both of which challenged some of the president’s authority to unilaterally issue foreign duties. Trump has  justified  his broad “reciprocal tariffs” on U.S trading partners by declaring a national emergen...

On Tuesday, voters cast ballots in the first election cycle since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. Democrats  won  the most closely watched races decisively, including Virginia’s and New Jersey’s gubernatorial elections, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court retention vote, and the New York City mayoral election. Furthermore, several ballot measures passed decisively. California...

The key 2025 races. Today is election day in the United States, with voters in cities and states across the country deciding on a host of key elections and ballot measures. Some races, like the  New York City mayoral election , have been in the national spotlight for months; others, like the Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections, have flown under the radar but could be nationally imp...

On this special Election Day episode, we delve into the complexities of New York City's mayoral race and its broader implications for the Democratic Party and election reform nationwide. Senior Editor Will Kaback interviews John Ketcham, Senior Fellow and Director of Cities at the Manhattan Institute, exploring the challenges of closed primary systems and the disconnect between public support for...

On Saturday, the ongoing government shutdown caused federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  to lapse . The funding gap will  delay  scheduled payments to many program beneficiaries who use the money to help cover food costs, putting the roughly 42 million people receiving benefits at risk of food insecurity. On Friday, two federal judges  ruled...

Today, we are going to fulfill the promise we made with a criticism of what I wrote, penned by Associate Editor Audrey Moorehead. Audrey is a fantastic writer, great thinker and awesome colleague, and I enjoy debating with her as much as I do anyone on staff. I’m proud to publish her piece here in Tangle as a continued commitment to self-reflection and viewpoint diversity as an organization. ...

Today on Suspension of the rules, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele chat about how the Tangle Live event in Irvine, CA went. Then they pivot over to some discussion about homelessness and the new homeless proposal in Utah. The guys then briefly talk a bit about how unreal the Nicolás Maduro news was this week with the US trying to lure his personal pilot to betray the Venezuelan leader. Lastly we get int...

In recent weeks, Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, has faced controversy for some prior statements and actions uncovered by news outlets. Platner is  running against  Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and several other candidates for the Democratic nomination; the winner is expected to face Sen. Susan Collins (R) in the general election.  Ad-free podcasts are here...

Last Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  announced  it had made arrests in a pair of investigations into illegal gambling involving National Basketball Association (NBA) players and coaches. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among  those charged  in the illegal sports betting case, while Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and several others are charge...

On Sunday, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) party  won  approximately 41% of the national vote in the country’s midterms, outperforming polling expectations and more than doubling its representation in the next congress. The result gives Milei additional legislative support to uphold presidential vetoes and block impeachment efforts. It also serv...

Over the past week, construction crews have demolished the  White House’s East Wing  to make way for a new ballroom to host large events for world leaders and other guests. After  initially saying  the project would not impact existing infrastructure, President Donald Trump  acknowledged  on Wednesday that the entire East Wing would be destroyed; by Thursday, it was c...

The fundamental promise of this news publication is viewpoint diversity. I built Tangle because I wanted a place where conservatives, liberals, and everyone in between could gather under one roof and trust the news they were reading. In an era when media trust is at an all-time low, polarization is increasingly extreme and so few people seem capable of talking to each other across the partisan div...

Today on Suspension of the rules, Isaac, Ari, and Kmele are joined by Ethan Strauss from the House of Strauss podcast, a podcast about sports, politics, the future and technology. They get into some fun conversations about recent NBA gambling scandals and Nazis. Then Ethan joins us for the airing of grievances. Tangle is coming live — TONIGHT! We’re just a few days away from  Tangle News...

On Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2–1 that President Donald Trump can deploy Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon,  finding  it was likely that the president had “lawfully exercised his statutory authority” in mobilizing the Guard. The decision lifted District Judge Karin Immergut’s temporary block on the Oregon soldiers’ deployment, and the Trump adminis...

Last Tuesday, Politico  published screenshots of text messages sent by members of Young Republicans, an organization for Republican party members between 18 and 40 years old, that featured offensive jokes and racist language. In the messages, various leaders of Young Republican chapters across the country joked about planting fake stories to smear rival GOP candidates, used racial epithets to...

On Tuesday, the federal government shutdown  entered  its 21st day, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse over a deal to reopen the government. The shutdown is now the  longest full government shutdown  in U.S. history; only the 35-day partial funding lapse in 2018–2019 lasted longer. On Monday, the Senate  failed to pass  a GOP-backed funding bill fo...