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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 12h

Mayor-elect Mamdani directly addresses President Trump: “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up.”

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 13h

The measure was championed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and will authorize the state legislature to redraw its congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, possibly adding up to five Democratic seats.

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 13h

Polls have just closed in California, but multiple outlets already project based on exit polling that the “Election Rigging Response Act,” or Prop. 50, will be approved by voters.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 15h

Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and Democratic Socialist, has won the New York City mayoral election, per Decision Desk HQ.

Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 15h

Polls are still 15 minutes away from closing in New York City, but the election has already drawn the biggest turnout since 1993.

Read more here:
nypost.com/2025/11/04/u...

NYC mayoral race draws most voters since 1993 — with polls still open

By afternoon Tuesday, some 1.19 million voters had already checked in to cast their ballots in the widely-watched mayoral race, Board of Elections figures show.

nypost.com

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 15h

Despite lagging about 9 points behind the top of the ticket, former Virginia Delegate Jay Jones is projected to win the attorney general race in Virginia.

His campaign was embroiled in scandal after texts he sent fantasizing about violence from 2022 were released in October.

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 16h

Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor of New Jersey, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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President Donald Trump made significant inroads in NJ in 2024, and many Republicans hoped to keep up momentum in the Garden State by flipping the governorship.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 16h

It is now 8 P.M. ET, which means polls have closed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

We are keeping an eye on the NJ governors race and the retention elections for three justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 17h

Decision Desk HQ has called the Virginia gubernatorial race for Abigail Spanberger, a flip for Democrats.

We are now watching to see how many voters who voted for Spanberger did not vote for Democratic AG candidate Jay Jones, or voted for his opponent, Jason Miyares.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 17h

Wondering when polls close in other races we are tracking?
🗳️New Jersey and Pennsylvania: 8 P.M. ET
🗳️ New York City and Minneapolis: 9 P.M. ET
🗳️ California 11 P.M. ET

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 17h

It is now 7 P.M. ET which means polls have closed in Virginia and election night has begun! Follow us for live updates.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 22h

With just hours until polls close in key elections across the country, we broke down the races and ballot measures to keep an eye on.

Check it out here:
www.readtangle.com/special-edit...

SPECIAL EDITION: Everything to know about today's elections.

A closer look at races in New York, California, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.

www.readtangle.com

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 1d

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served in the George W. Bush administration, died at age 84. Cheney’s family said his death was the result of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-ch...

Dick Cheney, powerful former vice president, dies at 84

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.

www.cbsnews.com

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 1d

You might have seen SNAP in the news over the last week - but just what is happening?

We break it all down here:
www.readtangle.com/snap-funding...

SNAP funding expires.

Plus, who owns our national debt?

www.readtangle.com

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 4d

Last week, Isaac penned a piece titled “Yes, things are pretty bad right now.”

A promise here at Tangle is viewpoint diversity. So in that spirit, Associate Editor Audrey Moorehead wrote a critique of Isaac's piece from a conservative POV:
www.readtangle.com/things-are-s...

The conservative view: Things are still bad.

The context of Trumpism his critics keep missing.

www.readtangle.com

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 4d

I totally understand your frustration. We plan to drop the paywall on Monday, just as we did with Isaac’s piece. This allows us to still give our premium members extra value while being fair to both sides of the argument.

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: President Donald Trump has called for Republicans to abolish the filibuster.

In a separate post, Trump explained he hoped Republicans would do this to end the government shutdown.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 5d

The controversial past of a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine comes to light.
www.readtangle.com/the-graham-p...

The Graham Platner controversies.

Plus, is The Washington Post's editorial board now on the right?

www.readtangle.com

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 6d

The confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed after she went into labor with her first child.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/h...

Confirmation hearing delayed for Trump’s surgeon general nominee as she goes into labor with her first child | CNN

The Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is postponed as the nominee goes into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health, Education ...

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 6d

The U.S. has carried out another strike on a boat allegedly trafficking narcotics. There were no survivors.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 6d

The NBA’s gambling scandal: what happened, who’s involved, what it means for politics, and how to fix it.
www.readtangle.com/the-nba-gamb...

The NBA gambling scandals.

A deep dive into the debate on legalized betting.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 6d

The Fed cut rates by an additional quarter point today. Two members of the Federal Open Market Committee dissented, one who thought the cut should be bigger, and one who thought there should be no cut.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Fed Cuts Rates Quarter Point, Sets End to Balance-Sheet Runoff

Federal Reserve officials delivered their second consecutive interest-rate reduction to support a softening labor market, and said they would stop shrinking the central bank’s portfolio of assets on D...

www.bloomberg.com

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 7d

Nvidia has become the first five trillion dollar company as the Dow briefly went over $48,000 for the first time in history.

Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 7d

Why is Argentina getting a $40B bailout, and how did Milei’s party overperform in the midterms anyway?

We break down both stories here:
www.readtangle.com/the-40-billi...

The $40 billion Argentina bailout.

Javier Milei wins big in the Argentinian midterms.

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Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social · 8d

The East Wing of the White House had been demolished.

Here's what you need to know:
www.readtangle.com/trump-demoli...

The demolition of the East Wing.

Plus, a look at the federal deficit.

www.readtangle.com

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