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While answering questions [https://www.readtangle.com/r/1f25fc3b?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump made a series of remarks that appeared to soften his previous criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and stated [https://www.readtangle.com/r/ef58973f?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] that he intended to reduce U.S. tariffs on China. The comments sparked a stock market rally, though Trump did not indicate whether a trade deal with China was imminent.  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 ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/], our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here [https://www.readtangle.com/r/848752c1?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/r/faaf5f0a?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Take the survey: Do you think Trump should impose tariffs on China? Let us know [https://www.readtangle.com/r/3f14c246?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]! You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was 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, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In the past week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been the subject of scrutiny from former staffers and anonymous sources within the federal government, leading to an unconfirmed report that President Donald Trump was considering replacing him. On Saturday, April 19, three senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials who had been fired [https://www.readtangle.com/r/930d4b65?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] for allegedly leaking sensitive information criticized their dismissals in a public statement on X [https://www.readtangle.com/r/45fe5b54?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Then on Sunday, The New York Times reported [https://www.readtangle.com/r/d149fa92?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] that Hegseth shared sensitive information about U.S. strikes in Yemen in a second Signal chat that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer. Also on Sunday, former chief Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot wrote an op-ed [https://www.readtangle.com/r/48a17bd0?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] in Politico describing the DoD as in “total chaos” under Hegseth and calling for his firing. Finally, NPR reported [https://www.readtangle.com/r/539d36ee?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] that the White House had begun to search for Hegseth’s replacement on Monday, though the White House denied [https://www.readtangle.com/r/4276e5ed?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] the report. 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 ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/], our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here [https://www.readtangle.com/r/95dde256?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/r/fb1bd34a?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Take the survey: Do you think Pete Hegseth should resign? Let us know [https://www.readtangle.com/r/267b1b98?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]! You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was 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, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On Monday, the Vatican announced [https://www.readtangle.com/r/f8fdba16?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]Pope Francis died at the age of 88. Francis, the Catholic Church’s 266th pope, had led the Church since 2013 as a relatively progressive pontiff, grounding many of his beliefs in social and economic justice. The pope’s cause of death was identified [https://www.readtangle.com/r/2b0232fc?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] as a stroke that led to a coma and heart failure; the stroke followed his February 14 hospitalization [https://www.readtangle.com/r/2477772e?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] with double pneumonia. He recovered and was released from the hospital on March 23 but made few public appearances. On Sunday, he blessed a crowd of thousands in St. Peter's Square after Easter Mass, his final public appearance. 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 ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/], our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here [https://www.readtangle.com/r/6396d7ca?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/r/b8245ee8?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Take the survey: What kind of legacy do you think Pope Francis will leave behind? Let us know [https://www.readtangle.com/r/3fabe898?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]! You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was 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, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On today's Sunday podcast, Isaac and Ari jump back into the Kilmar Abrego Garcia controversy. And then we talk about all the things we don't know that we think we do know including this kind of shocking story on ADHD that was published in the New York Times Magazine. Ari talks about some tariff disagreements he has with me. Then we bring on Tangle team member and Senior at Harvard University Audrey Moorehead to talk more about Harvard and some of the controversy happening there. And, as always, the Airing of Grievances. 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 can do that here [https://www.readtangle.com/#/portal/account/plans]. That page is a good resource for managing your Tangle subscription [https://www.readtangle.com/#/portal/account/plans] (just make sure you are logged in on the website!) 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 ReadTangle.com [about:blank] to sign up! You can also give the gift of a Tangle podcast subscription by clicking here [https://tanglemedia.supercast.com/gifts/new]. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was hosted by Ari Weitzman and Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75 and Jon Lall.  Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On April 10, the House of Representatives passed [https://www.readtangle.com/r/11cc1c18?m=952b3d4f-41d1-4b12-988c-5556489b33d3] the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill requiring proof of citizenship for voters to register for federal elections. The bill passed [https://www.readtangle.com/r/708b0dca?m=952b3d4f-41d1-4b12-988c-5556489b33d3] the House 220–208, with all Republicans and four Democrats in favor. House Republicans attempted to pass the SAVE Act in September 2024 as part of a government-funding bill, but the chamber voted 220–202 [https://www.readtangle.com/r/b83ed6c6?m=952b3d4f-41d1-4b12-988c-5556489b33d3] against that version of the bill.  The SAVE Act must secure at least 60 votes in the Senate to meet the filibuster threshold, meaning seven Democrats would have to join all Republicans to pass it. So far, Democratic leaders have urged [https://www.readtangle.com/r/6b8082a1?m=952b3d4f-41d1-4b12-988c-5556489b33d3] members to vote against the bill.  In today’s Friday edition, we’ll explore the key questions undergirding the debate over the SAVE Act. In typical Tangle style, we’ll share a range of arguments about the bill from the right and left, in addition to commentary from experts we interviewed for this piece. Then, we’ll give our analysis of the bill. This is the full episode of today's special edition. Friday editions are normally available in full and ad-free for our premium podcast subscribers. If you'd like to complete this episode and receive Sunday editions, exclusive interviews, bonus content, and more, head over to ReadTangle.com [about:blank] and sign up for a membership. 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 ReadTangle.com [about:blank] to sign up! You can also give the gift of a Tangle podcast subscription by clicking here [https://tanglemedia.supercast.com/gifts/new]. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75 and Jon Lall. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.