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 On Sunday, October 27, former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump held a rally at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City. Although Trump will be holding a  series of rallies  — mostly in swing states — for the next week, the event at Madison Square Garden was his last major event with a full complement of guest speakers before Election Day. Ad-free podcast...

On Friday, The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election and would continue to forgo presidential endorsements in the future. Will Lewis, the paper's publisher,  announced  the decision in a column that described the non-endorsement as a return to the paper's pre-1970s tradition.  Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have be...

A week out from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in the critical battleground state. Harris held a moderate polling lead over Trump in Michigan after she replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, but FiveThirtyEight’s polling average now has her leading by  just 0.4 points . Harris’s struggles are due in part to ...

Since Isaac is off coaching his frisbee team to a national championship, Ari and he couldn't record a Sunday podcast for you all. So to make up for that, we are releasing last week's special Friday edition interview for you all to enjoy. To listen to this and all our other podcasts ad-free, please go to tanglemedia.supercast.com and sign up for a membership. On today's Friday edition, Isaac talks...

In the past two weeks, former President Donald Trump has made repeated references to “the enemy within” the United States, suggesting he would use the military to put down unrest caused by the left, sparking controversy as the presidential race nears its conclusion. Those remarks, in turn, have prompted former high-level members of his administration to speak out against his candidacy and question...

23 million Americans have already voted, according to  the University of Florida’s Election Lab . On September 20, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Virginia became the first three states to allow voters to return mail-in ballots for  the 2024 election . As of Wednesday, October 23, 39 states have started in-person early voting, with four states — Delaware, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey—...

On Sunday, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  manned the fry station  and handed out drive-through orders at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, a Philadelphia suburb in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. Afterward, he held an informal press conference with reporters. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free versio...

On Thursday, the Israeli military  announced  it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the day prior. Sinwar was one of the primary architects of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel and was believed to have been hiding in Gaza’s tunnel system since the attack. Despite Sinwar’s death, both sides have  resisted  engaging in renewed ceasefire talks.&nbs...

Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races as well as events surrounding the election. Also, the truth is finally spoken about the robots. And as always, the Airing of Grievances. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has been ad-supported. In that time, we’ve gotten complaints from our listeners saying they find these ads an...

We spoke our undecided voters about the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' first interview, and the debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump. The election is now 18 days away. You can ⁠⁠⁠ subscribe to Tangle by clicking here⁠⁠⁠  or drop something ⁠⁠⁠ in our tip jar by clicking here.⁠⁠⁠ The Undecideds is a Tangle Media Production This episode was written by Isaac Sau...

On November 5, in addition to presidential, House, state and local elections, voters will be casting ballots in  34 Senate elections  in 33 different states. Currently, a coalition of 47 Democrats and four independent senators holds a 51-49 advantage over Republicans in Congress’s upper chamber. This year, Republicans are only defending 11 of the 33 Senate seats up for election and are&n...

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled  new proposals  focused on helping black men build wealth, capitalize on economic opportunities, and protect their rights. Details of Harris’s plan include: Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it . You can go to tanglemedia....

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 eight. Two weeks earlier, Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast, killing  more than 250 people  and resulting in widespread devastation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which  coordinates the federal r...

On today's episode, Tangle gets some love from some big pod casters, Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques, talk about the Jack Smith filing and Isaac tries to guess which movies are which president's favorites. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has been ad-supported. In that time, we’ve gotten complaints from our listeners saying they find these ads annoy...

Today, we’re focusing on 10 ballot initiatives that we think exemplify this moment in U.S. politics. In Tangle fashion, we’ll give a neutral overview of the measure and what advocates and opponents are saying about it. However, we won’t be giving our take — the intent of this piece is to highlight a selection of ballot initiatives that tell a story about the salient issues of this election. We’ll...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in  Garland v. VanDerStok , a case challenging a 2022 Biden administration rule that regulated unserialized firearms, also known as “ghost guns.” A group of firearms owners, gun rights groups and manufacturers challenged the rule, arguing that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its authority in issuing the...

On Saturday, the tech executive  joined  former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the attempted assassination of Trump in July. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the owner of X (formerly Twitter), addressed the rally’s attendees and reaffirmed his support for Trump’s candidacy while criticizing Democrats on a range of issues. Broadly, the speech e...

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 actions committed by the former president following his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. In the filing, Smith argues that Trump "resorted to crimes" to remain in power and was acting outside the scope of his of...

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 of whom remain captive. The anniversary comes amid weeks of escalating violence in the Middle East as Israel continues to fight Hamas in Gaza while beginning a ground operation in Lebanon against Hezbollah and prepar...

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Israel and Iran maybe going into a major war, we play a little game where Ari guesses the state of the race in every swing state, Kamala's bad week and even a little sports history and an ode to fall. And as always, the Airing of Grievances. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has been ad-supported. In that time, we’ve g...

You are listening to a preview of our new Friday Edition podcasts. These were exclusively for newsletter subscribers, but now, we are bringing them to our premium podcast subscribers as well! In today's episode, Isaac does a deep dive on the death penalty, its origins, the controversies, its current state and his thoughts. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has be...

The dockworkers’ strike. On Tuesday, thousands of longshoremen and port operators along the East Coast and Gulf Coast  went on strike  after their union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), failed to reach an agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on a new contract. The ILA, which represents over 45,000 workers, is asking for higher wages for its member...

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The vice presidential debate. On Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidates Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) faced off in the only scheduled  vice presidential debate  of the 2024 election. The debate provided a stark contrast to the  recent presidential debates , with the two candidates delivering fleshed out policy positions, repeatedly finding common grou...

On Thursday, Hurricane Helene  made landfall  in Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane before moving inland and hitting the southeastern United States. The hurricane was the third to hit the Big Bend region in Florida in 13 months and  broke storm surge records  across the Gulf Coast. At least  130 deaths  in six states have been attributed to the storm, and...