{"podcast":{"title":"Tangle","slug":"tangle-2208048","podcast_index_feed_id":2208048,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66510864c0852400122bc7be","website_url":"https://www.readtangle.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66510864c0852400122bc7be/1754663840350-d73bf770-ad2c-4062-af8f-2954eda67f56.jpeg","author":"Isaac Saul","episode_count":1213,"summary":"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: https://www.readtangle.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:19:24.513356+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tangle-2208048"},"episode":{"title":"Democrats are dealt a blow in Virginia.","slug":"democrats-are-dealt-a-blow-in-virginia","published_at":"2026-05-11T18:06:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tangle-2208048/democrats-are-dealt-a-blow-in-virginia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tangle-2208048","url":"https://www.readtangle.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66510864c0852400122bc7be/e/6a021aad6304701dd848fa1b/media.mp3","summary":"On Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia  struck down  a redistricting measure recently passed by voters that would have allowed the legislature to adopt a new congressional map designed to give Virginia Democrats a 10–1 advantage in the U.S. House. In a 4–3 decision, the court found that the process of putting the measure on the ballot violated the state constitution, affirming a county judge’s ruling. The decision will keep the current map — under which Democrats have a 6–5 advantage — in place for the 2026 midterms, though state Democrats said they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to  ReadTangle.com  to sign up! Your criticism, Isaac’s response. “ When an article takes off, I write a follow-up piece addressing those criticisms and questions. I do this because I think engaging with our audience is an important way to gain trust and an important exercise in humility and intellectual honesty.”  — Tangle Executive Editor Isaac Saul On Friday, we published a roundup of feedback to Isaac’s recent report exploring potential corruption in the second Trump administration. Isaac offered his response to some of the most common criticisms he received and answered a few questions his piece prompted.  You can read it here . You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ and today’s “Under the radar” story  ⁠here⁠ . and today’s “Have a nice day” story  ⁠here⁠ . You can  subscribe to Tangle by clicking here  or drop something  in our tip jar by clicking here.   Take the survey: What do you think of the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling?  Let us know . Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul.…","meta_description":"On Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down a redistricting measure recently passed by voters that would have allowed the legislature…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tangle-2208048/episodes/democrats-are-dealt-a-blow-in-virginia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tangle-2208048/democrats-are-dealt-a-blow-in-virginia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}