Tim Walz. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 election. Walz is a 60-year-old former high-school teacher and military veteran. He represented Minnesota's rural 1st District in Congress from 2007 to 2019, was elected governor in 2018, then re-elected in 2022. Harris’s pick followed her certification as the Democratic nominee, and her selection of Walz finalizes the party’s ticket roughly two weeks after President Joe Biden exited the race.

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Today’s clickables: Quick hits (0:59), Today’s story (3:04) Left’s take (6:43), Right’s take (10:50), Isaac’s take (14:42), Listener Question (23:00), Under the Radar (23:20), Numbers (24:12), Have a nice day (25:23)

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The global market disruption. On Monday, leading indices used to gauge the investor market across the globe plunged. In the United States, the S&P 500 slid by 3%, the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 2.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite index decreased by 3.4%. In Europe, the pan-European Stoxx index fell 1.5%, its worst one-day drop in over a year, while London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.8%, its worst one-day performance in nine months. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average plunged 12.4%, the worst single day for Japan’s flagship index since the day after Black Monday in 1987.

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

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Today’s clickables: Enjoy the intro! (0:00), Quick hits (1:51), Today’s story (3:50) RIght’s take (7:13), Left’s take (11:12), Isaac’s take (15:29), Listener Question (20:28), Under the Radar (22:54), Numbers (23:37), Have a nice day (24:48)

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The U.S.-Russia prisoner swap. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced a prisoner exchange between several European nations, the U.S., and Russia to secure the release of three U.S. citizens, one U.S. legal resident, and twelve others. Eight prisoners were sent back to Russia in return, three of whom had been held in the U.S. The swap was the largest of its kind since the Cold War, involving seven countries and 24 prisoners.

We covered Gershkovich’s arrest here.

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On today's episode, Isaac and Ari talk about Tangle's five-year anniversary, Kamala Harris's pick for a running mate, and the debate around Supreme Court term limits. They also discuss the controversy surrounding Imane Khelif, a female boxer at the Olympics, the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich from prison, and Trump's appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists conference. And, as always, the Airing of Grievances.

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Trump and Project 2025. On Tuesday, The Heritage Foundation’s Paul Dans announced he was stepping down from his position as director of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, also known as Project 2025. Dans’s exit comes after weeks of Democratic criticism of the project on the campaign trail and repeated disavowals from former President Donald Trump, who has insisted Project 2025 is not a blueprint for his second term. The Daily Beast reported that the Trump campaign was directly involved in orchestrating Dans’s ouster as part of an effort to shut the project down entirely.

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

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

Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:48), Quick hits (1:38), Today’s story (3:46) Right’s take (7:12), Left’s take (10:45), Isaac’s take (14:26), Listener Question (18:17), Under the Radar (22:49), Numbers (23:31), Have a nice day (24:29)

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On Monday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela announced that President Nicolás Maduro had won Venezuela's presidential election, defeating challenger Edmundo González by a total of 51% to 44%. The results were immediately contested, with leaders from a coalition of opposition parties claiming that vote tallies they received showed González up by 40 points. Protests over the results of the election broke out in cities across Venezuela, with police deploying tear gas to control a crowd in Caracas, the nation’s capital.

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

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Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:56), Quick hits (2:15), Today’s story (3:36) Left’s take (7:33), Right’s take (10:26), Venezuelan Writer's take (13:22) Isaac’s take (16:02), Questions Answered (22:32), Under the Radar (24:14), Numbers (24:56), Have a nice day (25:56)

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Biden’s Supreme Court reforms. On Monday, President Joe Biden proposed a set of reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court. The proposal recommends two new laws: one that sets an 18-year term limit for justices, and another that creates an enforceable code of conduct and ethics rules for the court. Additionally, Biden called for a constitutional amendment ensuring that presidents do not have immunity from federal criminal indictment, trial, conviction, or sentencing upon leaving office.

We previously covered Democrats’ effort to reform the Supreme Court here, here, and here.

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Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:41), Quick hits (4:14), Today’s story (6:23) Right’s take (9:19), Left’s take (13:00), Isaac’s take (16:58), Under the Radar (23:38), Numbers (24:28), Have a nice day (25:44)

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Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress, his fourth such address as Israel’s leader. Netanyahu was invited to speak by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA); the next day, he visited with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, then met with former President Donald Trump. 

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

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Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:57), Quick hits (1:58), Today’s story (4:14) Left’s take (8:39), Right’s take (11:20), Israeli and Palestinian takes (13:55), Isaac’s take (16:42), Listener Question (24:00), Under the Radar (25:28), Numbers (26:16), Have a nice day (27:15)

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In today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss Kamala Harris, her strengths and weaknesses, where she differs from Biden, and the potential criticisms coming from her opponents and the media. And, as always, the Airing of Grievances.

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Kamala Harris’s pick for vice president. Four days after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping his reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become the party’s presumptive presidential nominee. Harris is now weighing her options for running mate and will likely make her selection within the next two weeks. Democrats have said that they will finalize their ticket by August 7 to meet the earliest state ballot requirement in Ohio, although that deadline may not be legally binding.

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

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Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:37), Quick hits (1:38), Today’s story (3:43) Right’s take (6:47), Left’s take (10:51), Isaac’s take (15:04), Listener Question (23:19), Under the Radar (25:59), Numbers (26:42), Have a nice day (27:48)

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