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27:02

The Fed's independence faces its biggest test yet.

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2025/08/27

Ina letter postedto Truth Social on Monday night, President Donald Trump ordered the removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position for alleged mortgage fraud. Citing the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and his powers under Article II of the Constitution, Trump stated that he was removing Cook “for cause.” Cookrespondedby saying that “no cause exists under the law” and that the president did not have the authority to fire her.Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re excited to announce

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26:04

Trump's $500 million fraud penalty gets thrown out.

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2025/08/26

On Thursday, a New York appeals courtthrew outa $527 million penalty against President Donald Trump resulting from a 2024 civil fraud judgment. The five-justice panelunanimously agreedto dismiss the fine but disagreed on other points, ultimately deciding to leave the other penalties against Trump in place — including barring Trump from serving in top roles at any New York company for three years, extending a similar ban to his sons (Eric and Donald Jr.) for two years, and installing an independent

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30:39

The FBI raids the home of former Trump adviser John...

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2025/08/25

On Friday, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agentsraidedthe Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office of John Bolton, former national security adviser during President Donald Trump’s first term. According to a senior U.S. official, the searchwas connectedto an investigation into Bolton’s possible use of a private email server to share classified documents with his wife and daughter while he was working in the White House. Bolton wasnot detainedand has not been charged with any crimes.Tangle

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15:33

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Behind the scenes of...

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2025/08/22

Last week, we released a documentary on the72 hours we spent with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA).Immediately, questions started coming in about what happened behind the scenes — what you didn’t see on camera, how the shoot came together, and what our impressions were about different elements of what we saw.We wanted to respond to those questions, and also follow up on the story since there was so much that we weren’t able to fit in the video. If you haven’t watched it yet, you can do thathere.Tangle

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1:18:24

Suspension of the rules: Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk...

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2025/08/22

It's a new day and a new name for the Sunday podcast. Literally. We are moving our fan favorite podcast from Sundays to Fridays, and giving it a new name. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk the latest with Trump, Putin and Zelensky. They also get into it about a very interesting report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lastly, they pivot to a deep discussion about medical assistance in dying, specifically referring to a very intense article from The Atlantic about Canadian's

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29:22

Should the government invest in Intel?

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2025/08/21

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavittconfirmedreports that the Trump administration is working on a deal with Intel that would grant the U.S. government a 10% stake in the computer technology company. The possible agreement,first reportedon August 14,may involveconverting roughly $10.86 billion in federal grants issued to Intel during the Biden administration into equity in the company, though the exact mechanism for doing so is unclear. Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re

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30:50

Trump's controversial nominee to lead BLS

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2025/08/20

In a social media post last Monday, August 11, President Donald Trumpannouncedthat he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Earlier this month, Trumpfiredthe previous commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, after the agency released a weaker-than-expected July jobs report and revised May's and June's numbers downwards.Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re excited to announce that our third installment of Tangle Live will beheld on October 24, 2025, at the

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28:32

Trump's takeover of the D.C. police.

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2025/08/19

On August 11, President Donald Trump issued amemorandummobilizing the District of Columbia National Guard to Washington, D.C. and anexecutive orderplacing the city’s police department under federal control. Approximately 800 D.C. National Guard troops weredeployedto the city after the announcements. The president said he intended to restore public safety in the capital because the local government had “lost control” of crime. Trump alsosuggestedthat he would consider similar actions in other U.S

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31:15

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska.

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2025/08/18

On Friday, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putinmetface-to-face for the first time in Trump’s second term at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. While Trumpdescribedthe meeting as “productive,” he shared minimal details from the discussions, and the White House has not announced any new agreements. Ukraine was not part of the discussions; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskywill meetwith Trump in Washington, D.C.,

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1:34:40

PREMIERE - Suspension of the rules: A new era begins.

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2025/08/08

It's a new day and a new name for the Sunday podcast. Literally. We are moving our fan favorite podcast from Sundays to Fridays, and giving it a new name. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about the rebrand and the challenges in coming up with a good podcast name. They also discuss the intricacies of gerrymandering and its implications on the political landscape, and the role of artificial intelligence, particularly ChatGPT, in today's society. They explore both its potential

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34:04

The push for Palestinian statehood.

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2025/08/07

On July 25, French President Emmanuel MacronsaidFrance will formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. The next week, on July 30, British Prime Minister Keir StarmersaidBritain will also recognize a Palestinian state unless “the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term, sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution.” Tangle LIVE tickets are

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21:43

PREVIEW - Isaac talks with Noah Smith.

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2025/08/07

Today, we’re releasing Isaac’s interview with economist Noah Smith; it’s the third time Noah has sat down for an interview with Tangle, and it’s a fascinating conversation on the outlook for the U.S. debt and deficit in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill becoming law.By the way: If you are not yet a podcast member, and you want to upgrade your newsletter subscription plan to include a podcast membership (which gets you ad-free podcasts, Friday editions, The Sunday podcast, bonus content), you

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30:10

The EPA moves to repeal emissions regulations.

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2025/08/06

On Tuesday, July 29, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldinreleasedthe agency’s proposal to rescind a determination that previous administrations had used to set limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Both the Obama and Biden administrations used the determination, calledthe endangerment finding, to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, particularly from vehicle emissions. The EPA cited curtailing regulatory overreach as the primary motivation for

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29:30

Republican gerrymandering in Texas, and Democrats'...

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2025/08/05

On Sunday, a group of Democratic lawmakers in Texasleft the stateto deny the Republican-controlled state House the quorum necessary to vote on a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year. In late July, President Donald Trumpspearheadedthe plan to redraw Texas’s Congressional map, years in advance of the typical decennial redistricting.Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re excited to announce that our third installment of Tangle Live will

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32:43

Trump fires labor stats head after shaky jobs report.

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2025/08/04

On Friday, President Donald Trumpfiredthe commissioner of labor statistics for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Erika McEntarfer, after the agency released a lower-than-expected July jobs report and revised May's and June's numbers downwards. The BLSreportedthat nonfarm payrolls increased by 73,000 in July, below Dow Jones’sestimated gainof 100,000 jobs.Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re excited to announce that our third installment of Tangle Live will beheld on October 24, 2025, at the

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1:50:16

The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about...

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2025/08/03

In this episode, Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk about Sydney Sweeney and her wonderful jeans, the stock trading ban, the latest on the Trump economy and some of the fractures in MAGA world with whats going down in Gaza. All of this followed by an extra good grievance section. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that challenges conventional perspectives and offers fresh insights into today's most pressing issues.Ad-free podcasts are here!Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of

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16:48

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: What happened to: The...

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2025/08/01

In the early days of 2023, a group of researchers and activists published areportwith a shocking conclusion: Utah’s Great Salt Lake was losing water so fast that it was on track to effectively disappear within five years.Since the report was issued, the Great Salt Lake’s water loss not only slowed, but its water level actuallyincreased. In June 2024, the lake’s two sides — which are divided by an embankment — werethree feet higherthan they had been two years prior.So what happened here? At first

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30:01

The Senate confirms Trump's former attorney Emil Bove.

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2025/07/31

On Tuesday, the Senatevoted50–49 to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined all Democrats in opposing Bove’s nomination; Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN)did not vote. The confirmation follows a protracted fight over Bove’s nomination, which included whistleblower reports that Bove acted unethically and abused his power in previous roles.Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re excited to announce that our

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28:22

RFK Jr.'s food-dye fight.

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2025/07/30

In the past two months, several major U.S. food companies have voluntarily committed to removing artificial food dyes from their products, followinga planfrom the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work with the industry to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes. In June, Heinz and General Millscommittedto removing synthetic dyes from all their products by the end of 2027, while Nestlécommittedto their removal by the end of 2026. Tangle LIVE tickets are available!We’re excited to announce that

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28:03

The U.S. and Europe agree to a trade deal.

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2025/07/29

On Sunday, President Donald Trumpannouncedthat the United States and the European Union (EU) had reached a trade deal following a meeting between Trump and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The U.S. and the EU agreed to a 15% tariff on most European goods imported to the U.S., as well as a commitment from EU members to buy $750 billion worth of U.S. energy and increase investments in the U.S. by $600 billion, including through the purchase of military equipment. The deal comes

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