Dianne Feinstein and Laphonza Butler. On Thursday night, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein died at her home in Washington, D.C., at the age of 90. With Feinstein's death, Democrats now hold a Senate majority of 50-49. On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced he would appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill her seat.

You can read today's podcast here, today’s Under the Radar story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here. You can also check out our latest YouTube video here.

Today’s clickables: Quick hits (0:49), Today’s story (2:43), Left’s take (6:44), Right’s take (11:28), Isaac’s take (16:07), Listener question (20:47), Under the Radar (21:18), Numbers (22:18), Have a nice day (23:32)

You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.

Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. 

Our newsletter is edited by Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, Ari Weitzman, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tanglenews/message

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.