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In the past week, the August jobs report and a series of new proposals from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have put economic issues front and center in the presidential race. With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates at their meeting later this month, both candidates have sought to outline their visions for continued economic growth while keeping inflation in check and mitigating recessionary risks. 

You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.

You can watch the entire Tangle Live event at City Winery NYC on our YouTube Channel!

Check out Episode 6 of our podcast series, The Undecideds. Please give us a 5-star rating and leave a comment!

Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:16), Today’s story (3:01), Left's take (6:44), Right's take (10:34), Isaac’s take (15:09), Questions Answered (21:38), Under the Radar (23:34), Numbers (23:11), Have a nice day (25:39)

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Take the survey: What do you think of the latest economic news? Let us know!

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

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On today's episode, Isaac and Ari repetitive comments, a New York Times article about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, and a ranking of presidential races in terms of historical significance, beginning with 1988. And as always, the Airing of Grievances.

You can watch our coverage of the DNC Day 1 on our YouTube Channel!

Check out Episode 6 of our podcast series, The Undecideds. Please give us a 5-star rating and leave a comment!

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. 

I'm a firm believer that our politics would be a little bit better if everyone were reading balanced news that allows room for debate, disagreement, and multiple perspectives. If you can take 15 seconds to share Tangle with a few friends I'd really appreciate it. Email Tangle to a friend here, share Tangle on X/Twitter here, or share Tangle on Facebook here.

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On Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Kennedy plans to remove his name from the ballot in ten battleground states but remain an option in safe Republican and Democrat states to give his supporters in noncompetitive states the option to vote for him without playing spoiler. Kennedy has already taken action to remove his name from the ballot in Arizona and Pennsylvania, but election officials in Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin said it is too late for him to take his name off the ballot. 

You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.

You can watch the entire Tangle Live event at City Winery NYC on our YouTube Channel!

Check out Episode 5 of our podcast series, The Undecideds. Please give us a 5-star rating and leave a comment!

Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:51), Today’s story (5:00), Rightt’s take (8:15), Left’s take (12:31), Isaac’s take (16:46), Questions Answered (22:14), Under the Radar (23:42), Numbers (24:25), Have a nice day (25:43)

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. 

I'm a firm believer that our politics would be a little bit better if everyone were reading balanced news that allows room for debate, disagreement, and multiple perspectives. If you can take 15 seconds to share Tangle with a few friends I'd really appreciate it. Email Tangle to a friend here, share Tangle on X/Twitter here, or share Tangle on Facebook here.

Take the survey: How do you think RFK Jr. would have impacted the 2024 election if he was on the ballot in all 50 states? Let us know!

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

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The House foreign aid and TikTok bills. On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed three separate foreign aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, totaling $95 billion. The House also passed a bill that will ban TikTok from app stores if ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns it, does not sell the app to a U.S. company and also allows the potential transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) helped usher the package across the finish line despite threats from members of the House Freedom Caucus that they'd move to vacate him from the speakership if he passed the bills.

You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.

Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.

We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

Today’s clickables: Thank you (0:29), Quick hits (3:21), Today’s story (5:52), Left’s take (9:18), Right’s take (12:59), Isaac’s take (16:42), Listener question (22:25), Under the Radar (26:13), Numbers (27:08), Have a nice day (28:20)

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. 

Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:

• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.

• Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)

• Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)

• Good organizational and communication skills

• Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices

• Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems

• Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)

To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"

The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area. 

What do you think of these bills now that they’ve passed the House? Let us know!

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

House Speaker Mike Johnson. In a closed-door meeting of Republican legislators on Monday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced a new plan for voting on foreign aid that will split the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate into four different bills. The House would then vote on the bills funding Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan separately, with a fourth bill addressing other Republican priorities and sources of funding for the aid. The move comes in response to pressure facing the Speaker to align divisions within his own party, which uniformly urges support for Israel but whose right flank opposes any additional funding for Ukraine. 

You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.

Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.

We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 ⁠here.⁠

Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:26), Today’s story (3:14), Right’s take (6:04), Left’s take (9:36), Isaac’s take (13:12), Listener question (17:34), Under the Radar (21:19), Numbers (22:15), Have a nice day (23:20)

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. 

Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:

• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.

• Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)

• Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)

• Good organizational and communication skills

• Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices

• Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems

• Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)

To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"

The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area. 

What do you think of Speaker Mike Johnson’s tactics on foreign aid? Let us know!

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every now and again, we have so many reader questions in the backlog that we decide to devote a full edition to address them. Today is one of those days.

I love reader mailbag editions because they give us a chance to cover a variety of topics in one newsletter. It can also be fun to answer questions that are a little more personal, or a little outside our standard U.S. politics realm (we love those kinds of questions, so don’t be shy!).

In today’s edition, we’ll be tackling a wide range of topics and doing something new: Splitting up some of the answers. You’ll notice that some of today’s questions are answered by Ari, some by Will, and even one by Magdalena. 

We hope you enjoy this edition, and don’t forget you can always ask us a question by replying to an email or filling out this form. 

We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 2, The Undecideds primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president?

You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address.

Each episode we’ll focus on a different storyline from the race, and hear how these undecided voters are thinking about it. 

We are now 201 days out from the election.

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 Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall

Interviews were conducted by Magdalena Bokowa, Will Kaback, Jon Lall, and Ari Weitzman.

Music was composed and produced by Jon Lall

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Donald Trump's trial. On Monday, jury selection began in Manhattan for former President Donald Trump's trial for allegedly falsifying business records, commonly referred to as the "hush money" case. The allegations brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg are that Trump orchestrated a scheme to influence the 2016 election by identifying and purchasing negative information about him and suppressing its publication, then covering his tracks by illegally falsifying business records. With jury selection underway, Trump now becomes the first former president ever to stand trial in a criminal case. 

Today, we're going to break down the latest on the trial. You can read our previous coverage here, here, and here.

You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.

Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.

Catch up on Episode 1 of our first ever limited podcast series, The Undecideds, before the next one comes out. We're following five voters — all Tangle readers — who are undecided about who they are going to vote for in the 2024 election. In Episode 1, we introduce you to those voters. 

Today’s clickables: SOLD OUT Live Event Tomorrow in NYC (0:28), Quick hits (2:39), Today’s story (4:32), Left’s take (8:48), Right’s take (12:38), Isaac’s take (16:22), Listener question (21:06), Under the Radar (24:10), Numbers (25:07), Have a nice day (26:03)

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. 

Yesterday, we released more general admission tickets for tomorrow’s Tangle Live event in New York City. Before we could even advertise them in the newsletter, the event sold-out again (in literally 30 minutes). Thank you all so much for the support. We are thrilled and can't wait for the show.

One important note: Two readers have written in to let me know they have tickets but can no longer attend, and have offered to donate their tickets. In total, we have three general admission tickets that are up for grabs. If you still need tickets, email me with the subject line "Tickets'' and I'll see if we can get you some. First come, first served. Thank you all, and see you tomorrow!

Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:

• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.

• Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)

• Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)

• Good organizational and communication skills

• Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices

• Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems

• Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)

To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"

The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area. 

Do you think Trump is guilty in the “hush money” case? Let us know!

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran's attack on Israel. On Saturday, Iran launched 170 drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles toward Israel. Iran had been promising the attack for two weeks since Israel’s bombing of an Iranian consulate building in Syria that killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including two generals. Despite years of Iran's proxies attacking Israel in a wide-reaching shadow war, Iran had never launched a direct attack on Israel until this weekend’s missile launches. The two former allies have been living with deep tensions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

You can read our most recent coverage of the war in Gaza here and here. 

You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.

Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.

Catch up on Episode 1 of our first ever limited podcast series, The Undecideds, before the next one comes out. We're following five voters — all Tangle readers — who are undecided about who they are going to vote for in the 2024 election. In Episode 1, we introduce you to those voters. 

Today’s clickables: Correction and notes (0:53), Quick hits (5:41), Today’s story (7:53), Right’s take (10:42), Left’s take (14:50), Isaac’s take (18:43), Listener question (23:28), Under the Radar (27:57), Numbers (28:51), Have a nice day (29:57)

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. 

Our general admission tickets are now sold out; but we still have some VIP seats left for purchase to our New York City event on April 17th. Get them here. 

Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:

• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.

• Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)

• Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)

• Good organizational and communication skills

• Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices

• Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems

• Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)

To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"

The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area. 

What do you think should be the response to Iran’s strike on Israel? Let us know!

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isaac and Ari talk about Isaac’s recent trip to Bali, Biden’s new student debt forgiveness plan, a pro-Palestine protest at dinner event for UC Berkeley students, and whether Justice Sotomayor should retire. Plus, Ari finally has a grievance that Isaac agrees with.

Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.

Catch up on Episode 1 of our first ever limited podcast series, The Undecideds, before the next one comes out. We're following five voters — all Tangle readers — who are undecided about who they are going to vote for in the 2024 election. In Episode 1, we introduce you to those voters. 

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.