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Independent, non-partisan politics news where you'll hear the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day. Plus, fascinating interviews with people in the political world. Check out our newsletter: www.readtangle.com/

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Coming up on todays episode of Suspension of the Rules, huge news from the Ari Weitzman household, screwworm has arrived, more election fraud conspiracies and Kmele and Isaac debate whether or not AI should be banned for campaign videos. It's a good ... more

On Monday, June 1, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) published an op-ed in The New York Times proposing the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, a law that would transfer a 50% ownership stake in artificial intelligence (AI) companies into a federal sover... more

In recent weeks, federal and state law enforcement officials have clashed with protesters gathering outside Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. At least 90 people have been arrested over the course of the prote... more

On Tuesday, 60 Minutes executive producer, Nick Bilton, fired the show’s longtime correspondent Scott Pelley following a confrontation during a staff meeting in which Pelley criticized Bilton and CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. Pelley’s firing i... more

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Recent Guests

Carl Crawford
Writer/reader of the featured essay
Tangle reader essay contributor
Episode: PREVIEW: The Friday Edition. - The best of your best.
Kat Rosenfield
Free Press commentator
Free Press
Episode: The DNC’s 2024 election postmortem.
Matt Stoller
Author of the newsletter Big; political commentator on antitrust and monopolies
Big
Episode: PREVIEW: SPECIAL EDITION - Isaac interviews author of the newsletter BIG and political commentator Matt Stoller.
Eileen Wang
Mayor of Arcadia charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government
Arcadia, California
Episode: The hantavirus outbreak.
Abby Phillip
CNN journalist and regular guest on Abby Phillip's show
CNN
Episode: Suspension of the rules. - Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk billionaires, ChatGPT fact checking flaws and Trump's revenge on the Indiana GOP.
Camille Foster
Regular CNN contributor
CNN
Episode: Suspension of the rules. - Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk billionaires, ChatGPT fact checking flaws and Trump's revenge on the Indiana GOP.
Jonathan Evans
Co-author of Pew Research Center study on Americans' views and national attitudes
Pew Research Center
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Laura Silver
Associate director of global attitudes research at Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center
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David French
Constitutional scholar and guest frequently on Tangle, expert on the Supreme Court
National Review
Episode: Suspension of the rules. - Isaac, Ari and Kmele talk about the Voting Rights Act ruling, Trump's assassination attempt and a celebrity fight between two media members.

Hosts

Isaac Saul
Host and executive editor/founder; multiple episodes feature him guiding discussions and introducing segments.
Ari Weitzman
Host and managing editor; appears as host on panel and in audience questions segments.
Audrey Moorehead
Associate/assistant editor hosting segments and general host contributions.
Kmele Foster
Co-host and commentator; contributes from a panel perspective.

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The Trump savings accounts.
Q: How truthful is the argument that European social safety nets are propped up by American military spending?
The host explains that the United States provides a substantial, though not exclusive, portion of defense funding under mutual defense agreements like NATO; while defense spending is high, European social spending is also comparatively high, suggesting a complex balance rather than a simple satuation of propping up social nets by U.S. dollars.
Trump’s polarizing pick for acting DNI.
Q: What is happening in Gaza?
The response outlines the current ceasefire status, ongoing Israeli control over parts of Gaza, and reconstruction needs, highlighting that violence has decreased but both reconstruction and peace processes are stalled.
The California primary elections.
Q: Democrats said that the big beautiful bill was gonna raise taxes on everybody but the rich. Is that claim accurate?
The host clarifies that Democrats argued the bill's tax cuts would disproportionately benefit the wealthy, while also noting larger refunds were due to new withholding tables and tax changes; the overall burden depends on multiple tax components.
PREVIEW: SPECIAL EDITION - Isaac interviews author of the newsletter BIG and political commentator Matt Stoller.
Q: How has the momentum around monopoly and antitrust conversations evolved in the public eye?
Stoller notes that while the topic has long been technocratic, recent high-profile cases and price dynamics have brought it into mainstream attention, with more people recognizing how consolidation affects everyday life.
PREVIEW: SPECIAL EDITION - Isaac interviews author of the newsletter BIG and political commentator Matt Stoller.
Q: Could you describe what you're trying to do with your journalism and why this beat matters now?
Stoller explains that his work aims to demystify how power operates in the economy by analyzing how corporations wield control over markets, prices, and policy, arguing that understanding monopoly power is essential to addressing broad political and economic outcomes.

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