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Bulwark Takes
The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.
Episodes
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Tim Miller Digs Into Andy Biggs’ Record—and Finds Something Disturbing
Tim Miller runs through the disturbing record of Arizona gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs, from his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election to his…
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MAGA’s Plan to Screw Democrats in Swing Seats
The Green Party is supposed to be a left-wing alternative to Democrats. So why are Republican-connected candidates showing up on Green Party ballots in…
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Receipts Live: Markets Turn on Trump, Bessent Flails, and Stephen Moore Drools on Live TV
Catherine Rampell and JVL went live to cover Scott Bessent flailing as he intervenes in the bond market and Catherine's reporting on how Trump's political…
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Tim Miller: Republicans Know What’s Coming. That’s Why They’re Hiding.
Tim Miller joins Alicia Menendez on MS NOW to take on the growing questions around Natalie Harp’s access to Trump, why Republicans are hiding from their own…
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Ex-CIA Officer: Natalie Harp Is a Counterintelligence Nightmare
Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES #sponsored Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos discuss…
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The Man Who Taught Donald Trump How to Be a Demagogue (w/ Chris Cillizza)
Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES #sponsored Chris Cillizza and JVL use Hulk Hogan and the…
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Mike Johnson Is Humiliating Himself Trying to Defend Trump’s War
Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES #sponsored Will Saletan tracks House Republicans—Mike…
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Tim Unboxes a Republican Candidate’s “Medical Device”
Note (August 27, 2026, 3:30 p.m. EDT): FirmTech has requested that we mention that “FirmTech is a health-technology company developing smart wearables that…
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MAGA Scumbag Cory Mills Just Learned What Trump’s Loyalty Is Worth
Andrew Egger and Lauren Egan break down Florida’s Democratic primaries—and what Angie Nixon’s surprise Senate win means for Democrats in a state they’ve…
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BREAKING: Trump Wants To Meet Kim Jong Un
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live to cover Trump's newest push to meet North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and Trump contradicting Jared…
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Tim and Will Infiltrate the Seedy Side of MAGA’s DC
Tim Miller is back in DC and it's somehow crazier than he left it. With National Guard troops patrolling Dupont Circle, Tim recruits Will Sommer for a…
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Morning Shots Live: Trumpworld Erupts When Reporter Asks About Natalie Harp
Andrew Egger and Ben Parker went live to cover the Republican election deniers in 2020 now running for office, the company that put out a bogus poll on…
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A 7-Year-Old Trapped in Hell Is Begging Senator Katie Britt for Help
Tim Miller shares the story of a Venezuelan family — a pregnant mother, father, and their 7-year-old daughter — who have spent weeks detained at the Dilley…
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Trump Explodes at CNN Reporter During Wild Press Conference
JVL and Andrew Egger give their takes on Donald Trump’s latest chaotic press conference, from his bizarre claims about talking with Kim Jong Un to his demand…
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Debunking MAGA’s Outrageous Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed
Jonathan Cohn gives his take on the viral “puppy killer” attack against Abdul El-Sayed—and explains how a misleading story about Detroit’s animal control…
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BREAKING: Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman, Praises North Korea | Command Post
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live to cover Trump threatening to bomb Oman, an ally, as a deal to end the war in Iran remains elusive…
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Trump’s Attorney General Completely Face-Plants on Meet the Press
Will Saletan takes on Kristen Welker’s Meet the Press interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, arguing that Blanche’s evasions on Justice…
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Cassidy is Still Lame, MTG Lights Up Scott Jennings, GOP Wants Price Controls?!
Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell discuss Sen. Bill Cassidy’s criticism of vaccine policy after his vote to confirm RFK Jr., questions surrounding Mitch…
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Republicans Accused of Horrible Things Have a Perfect Excuse: Donald Trump
Will Saletan gives his take on how Republicans accused of serious misconduct have learned to survive scandal. All they have do is follow Donald Trump’s…
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James Talarico Just Gave Democrats a Red-State Blueprint
Tim Miller joins Alicia Menendez to discuss widespread calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign, Trump’s continued support for him, Democrats’…
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BREAKING: Trump Says USS Lincoln Deployment Hasn’t Gone on “Nearly Long Enough” | Command Post
Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on the growing crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, where sailors have endured months at sea…
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Trump’s Truth Social Cash Grab Just Landed Him in Court | Receipts Live
Catherine Rampell and JVL discuss the Trump administration’s latest corruption controversies, including paid early access to Truth Social posts, the…
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Sam Is BEGGING You Not To Listen to This Trio Video
Brandon Herrera is running for Congress in Texas and we’ve discovered a very strange side of his public persona. Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer dig…
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Trump’s Kennedy Center Obsession Is Getting Embarrassing
Andrew Egger and Sonny Bunch take on Trump’s latest attempt to get his name back on the Kennedy Center, his refusal to let go of fights he’s already lost, and…
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Republicans Found a Way to Blow Georgia Again
Tim Miller takes on Georgia Senate candidate Mike Collins, from his support for taxpayer-funded payouts to January 6 rioters to his ties to white nationalists…
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Mike Lindell Burned It All Down for Trump... and Lost Anyway
Sam Stein and Will Sommer look back at the wildest moments from Mike Lindell’s career after the Trump-backed election denier lost the Republican primary for…
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U.S. Intel: Russia Behind Explosive at German Airport | Command Post
Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) discuss an alleged Russian explosive drone at a German airport and the potential implications for NATO, President…
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Why Trump Was Secretly Moved Off Air Force One
Donald Trump was secretly smuggled out of Turkey last month after U.S. intelligence reportedly warned of a possible Iranian assassination plot, but the…
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Bizarre Trump Oval Office Event May Upend Childhood Vaccines | Morning Shots
Join Andrew Egger and Sam Stein (filling in for Bill) as they cover the week's biggest stories. This episode is sponsored by The New York Times.
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Trump Is Accidentally Helping Abdul El-Sayed
Donald Trump’s attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed may be doing the exact opposite of what he intends. Tim Miller gives his take on Trump…
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Trump Is Running Out of Options in Iran
Andrew Egger and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on Iran’s sweeping new demands, Trump’s response, and why the prospects for a diplomatic deal…
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The Question That Left Trump’s NIH Chief Squirming
Will Saletan gives his take on Trump’s new NIH director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, becoming a loyalist defender of the Trump administration’s most controversial…
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MAGA Mondays: MAGA Loses It Over AOC’s Egg-Freezing Video
Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover the right's freakout over AOC deciding to freeze her eggs, Max Miller refusing to drop out of his re-election bid…
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How Much Harm is Hegseth Doing? (w/ Col. Bree Fram)
Bill Kristol welcomes recently retired Col. Bree Fram to discuss Hegseth's leadership and the damage he's inflicting on the United States Military, as well as…
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Tim Absolutely LOVES This New Anti-Rogers Ad
Tim Miller shares highlights from his MS NOW appearance with John Heilemann and Jessica Taylor—Trump's political struggles, a scorching anti-war ad targeting…
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Trump Is Bulldozing a National Park for His Border Wall
Tim Miller sits down with Isaac Saul, founder of Tangle, to discuss Donald Trump’s plans to build a border wall through and around Big Bend National Park in…
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Trump-Backed, Racist Republican Just Lost His Primary
Andy Ogles is officially not returning to Congress after losing his Tennessee Republican primary. Brendan Hartnett and Lauren Egan give their takes on Ogles’…
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BREAKING: Awful Jobs Report; 23,000 Jobs Lost; May & June Numbers Revised Down | Receipts Live
Catherine Rampell and Sam Stein went live to cover the terrible jobs report this month, the White House's attempt to spin the economy as booming, the bill in…
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Tucker Carlson Thinks MAGA Is Ready to Dump Trump
Tucker Carlson has a new message for the Republican Party—and it sounds an awful lot like the opening pitch of a presidential campaign. JVL, Andrew Egger and…
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Sen. Wyden: Banks Knew About Jeffrey Epstein and Looked Away
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) joins Catherine Rampell to discuss his years-long investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's finances and why he believes major Wall Street…
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Drop What You’re Doing Right Now: MTG is on Cameo
Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES #sponsored Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer take on…
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Command Post: Report Raises Alarms About U.S. Missile Supply
Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES #sponsored Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Andrew Egger…
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Trump’s Midterm Nightmare Is Starting Early
Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES #sponsored Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline…
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We Quiz Tim on the Crazy Stuff That Happened When He Was Out
Tim Miller and producer Ansley Skipper test how much political news made it through Tim’s vacation bubble, from Trump’s White House correspondents’ dinner…
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Inside the Creepy Allegations Against Rep. Chuck Edwards
Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House Ethics censure over harassment allegations involving young staffers—Christmas tree visits, 30 tubs of ice cream, matching guns…
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Morning Shots: Justice Department Drops FOUR Additional Reflecting Pool Cases
Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover the DOJ dropping more Reflecting Pool cases, Senate Republicans advancing Todd Blanche's vote out of…
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Is Jeanine Pirro About To Be Fired?
Tim Miller and Sam Stein give their takes on Trump’s chaotic press conference in the Oval Office on Monday, where Trump defended Rep. Max Miller amid domestic…
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RFK Jr.’s CNN Meltdown Was Even Worse Than You Think
Will Saletan dismantles RFK Jr.'s disastrous CNN interview, exposing one false claim after another on COVID, vaccines, Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump, and the…
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MAGA Mondays: Max Miller is Facing a Right Wing Backlash
Will Sommer, Sam Stein and Andrew Egger went live to cover the growing calls on the right for GOP Rep. Max Miller to resign, whether Jeanine Pirro will be…
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This Max Miller Story Is Just Gross
Andrew Egger and Will Sommer give their takes on the stunning new developments surrounding GOP Rep. Max Miller. After facing mounting abuse allegations, Miller…
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Will Catches Fox Lying About Fauci—Again
Will Saletan fact-checks the GOP's Fauci diary attacks, debunking RFK Jr.'s vaccine claims, Fox News's selective editing, and conspiracy theories about lab…
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Trump’s Polls Are Collapsing. Is a Blue Tsunami Coming? (w/ Ron Brownstein) | Bulwark on Sunday
Join Bill Kristol and Ron Brownstein as they cover Trump's awful polling, Democrats' chances in the Senate, and whether we could see a blue Tsunami in November.
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DOJ Admits Reflecting Pool Wasn’t Vandalized
Sonny Bunch and Bill Kristol take on the dismissed felony vandalism case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn—who was accused of damaging the Reflecting…
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Jeff Bezos' Washington Post Is Falling Apart (w/ Max Tani)
The Washington Post is in turmoil once again. Opinion editor Adam O'Neal is stepping down after just over a year, raising fresh questions about Jeff Bezos'…
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Trump’s Obsession Is Tanking Republicans’ Chances
Sarah Matthews joins MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace to break down Trump’s Cabinet meeting, his continued defense of January 6th rioters, and why his obsession with…
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Receipts Live: Even FOX Doesn't Buy Hassett's Economic Spin
Join Catherine Rampell and JVL as they cover the week's biggest economics and finance stories. Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://hims.com/bulwarktakes…
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NEW POLLS: Trump’s Approval Has Collapsed
President Trump’s approval rating is collapsing, and new polling shows voters are increasingly unhappy with his handling of the issues that matter most: the…
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Trump Threatens to Pull His Own Attorney General Pick
JVL and Andrew Egger discuss Todd Blanche’s stalled attorney general confirmation, as Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis seek assurances that the Trump…
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Meet the Racist MAGA Influencer Selling Politics and OnlyFans
Savanna Cannon has become one of the fastest-rising viral personalities in right-wing media, but is politics really what she's selling? Will Sommer joins…
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Top Democratic Fundraiser: There’s No Saving Ken Martin (w/ Rufus Gifford)
The Democratic National Committee is facing growing criticism from within its own ranks—and now one of the party's most prominent fundraisers is speaking out…