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Trump v. United States . On Monday, the Supreme Court  ruled 6-3  that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from federal prosecution for his official actions while in office. The decision is the first Supreme Court ruling to assert that former presidents are shielded from criminal charges for actions deemed to be within their constitutional authority, though it also clar...

The end of  Chevron  deference. On Friday, the Supreme Court  overruled  the court’s 1984 decision in  Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council , which deferred to the judgment of federal agencies in interpreting statutory text to create regulations based on ambiguous laws. The 6-3 ruling fell along ideological lines, with the court’s six Republican-appointed justices...

Last night, Tangle editors Ari Weitzman and Will Kaback were tuned into the debate along with Isaac. We thought it’d be extra informative, even fun, to supplement today's newsletter with some additional commentary and thoughts from our editors. You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ . You can catch our latest YouTube video on Juneteenth here . Check out Ep...

The NY-16 primary. On Tuesday, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)  lost to  Democratic challenger George Latimer in the primary election for New York’s 16th Congressional District. The race was one of the most closely watched primaries in the country and the  most expensive  House primary ever, with around  $24 million  spent on advertising alone. Latimer led Bowman  58%-...

Julian Assange’s plea deal. On Tuesday, WikiLeaks founder  Julian Assange was released  from a British prison to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge with the U.S. Justice Department. After his release, Assange traveled to the island of Saipan in the U.S. territory of the Marianas Islands in the Pacific, where he stood trial at 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday morning (Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eas...

The Ten Commandments law in Louisiana . Last week, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R)  signed a bill  requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state — from elementary school up to public colleges. You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ , our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ . You can catch our latest YouT...

United States v. Rahimi . On Friday, the Supreme Court  upheld a federal law  barring anyone subject to a restraining order for domestic violence from possessing firearms. The ruling reversed a judgment by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the law violated the Second Amendment’s guarantee of a right to keep and bear arms.  You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ , our “Und...

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about recent Supreme Court rulings and the potential impact of upcoming cases, the controversial law in Louisiana that requires the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, Will Kaback's Friday piece on RFK Jr. and his potential impact in the 2024 presidential election, and one Airing of Grievances, as well as one computer dying. You can c...

Biden’s new immigration executive order. On Tuesday, President Biden announced a  large-scale immigration program  offering unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens legal status and an expedited pathway to citizenship for them and their children. The executive order will allow applicants to live and work in the United States legally under an existing policy called “Parole in...

The bump-stock ban. On Friday, a divided Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachment used to make semi-automatic weapons fire at a rate similar to fully automatic firearms. The court  broke 6-3 along ideological lines , with all three liberal justices in dissent. In the majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas emphasized that Congress has not enacted a law to...

The Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling . On Thursday, the court  unanimously rejected  a lawsuit brought by pro-life medical groups and doctors that aimed to restrict access to mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions. The justices did not rule on the merits of the arguments, instead dismissing the case because the plaintiffs lacked standing, or a legal right to sue....

On today's episode, Ari shares a ghost story, Isaac and Ari talk about Project 2025, the latest inflation report and the partisan views around it, and as always, the Airing of Grievances. You can catch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Alyssa Cass and Pat Rosenstiel, and their efforts to make the popular vote the official decision in electing the US President, here . We were previously p...

The latest economic indicators. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for May, which showed an increase of  3.3% from a year earlier , slightly slower than April’s 3.4% rate. On a month-to-month basis, prices remained the same for the first time since July 2022. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2...

Israel's hostage rescue. On Saturday, Israel  rescued four living hostages  from inside the Nuseirat refugee camp in Central Gaza. The hostages were freed eight months after they were kidnapped by Hamas militants who had crossed the border into Israel. All four — Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv — were abducted from the Nova music festival in Southern Israel on...

New York’s congestion pricing pause. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)  paused a plan  to implement a “congestion” toll on motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street. The toll, scheduled to go into effect on June 30, was intended to relieve gridlock, improve air quality, and provide roughly $1 billion a year to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to modernize t...

Hunter Biden's trial. On Friday, federal prosecutors  rested their case  against Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, who is facing three felony charges related to a 2018 firearm purchase he allegedly made while using drugs. You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ , our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ . You can catch our latest YouTube video,...

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari hold the inaugural Tangle Congressional Draft. Each of them take turns selecting sitting members of Congress to make their own dream team Congress. discussing their reasoning behind each pick. And as always, they finish strong with the Airing of Grievances. YouTube comments are usually a place to find complaints, anger, and division. But on our latest video —&nbsp...

Biden’s new border policy. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to temporarily shut down all asylum requests at the southern U.S. border when the seven-day average of daily encounters at official ports of entry tops 2,500 per day. The measure grants authorities the power to quickly deport migrants caught crossing illegally or turn them back to Mexico, with exceptions for unacc...

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s congressional testimony. On Monday, Dr. Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and former chief White House medical advisor, sat for a three-and-a-half hour hearing before the  special House subcommittee  investigating the origins of Covid-19.  You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ , our “Under the Radar” st...

Mexico's new president. Over the weekend, Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in a landslide victory . Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and longtime activist for the political left, will take the helm from her mentor and outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO). She is not just Mexico’s first female president, but the first woman to win a national elec...

Biden’s new rules for Ukraine. On Thursday, Politico reported that the Biden administration had permitted Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to carry out strikes inside Russia, though only near the area of Kharkiv. The significant shift in U.S. policy on the Ukraine-Russia war comes after the start of Russia’s surprise offensive in the Kharkiv province in early May. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city...

On today's episode, Ari returns from his travels and Isaac couldn't be more thrilled, especially with Ari's mic choice. They talk about their predictions on the Trump verdict (this was recorded about 2 hours before the verdict and aged really well...), 2024 election predictions, a listener question about our podcast series, The Undecideds, and as always, the Airing of Grievances. YouTube comments...

The Trump verdict. On Thursday, former President Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a “hush money” payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The jury deliberated for two days to find Trump guilty, making him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime. You can read our previous coverage of the trial here .  You can...

Louisiana’s abortion pill law. Last Friday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill classifying two abortion-inducing medications as controlled substances whose possession without a prescription will be punishable by 1-5 years in prison . The measure applies to mifepristone and misoprostol , the drugs used in medication abortions, and will take effect on October 1. You can find our previo...

South Carolina's congressional map. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that South Carolina could use a congressional map that a lower court had deemed unconstitutional. The court’s conservative majority found that the federal district court had erred when it determined the map unconstitutionally sorted voters primarily based on their race (also known as racial gerrymandering)....