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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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Trump’s America 250 Event Is LITERALLY Falling Apart
Tim Miller is joined Jared Poland and Brendan Hartnett after they spent time at Trump's "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall. What was billed as a…
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JD Vance Tried a Few Jokes in Front of the Troops. It Went Badly. | MAGA Thursday
Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on the lewd "Uncle Sam" court battle to get back on the National Mall, Stephen Miller's deranged pregnancy-test proposal for…
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Stephen Miller Goes on Unhinged Rant After Supreme Court Loss
The Supreme Court left birthright citizenship intact, but the bigger story may be everything else it handed the Trump administration. Ben Parker and Adrian…
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Dog the Bounty Hunter Is Now a MAGA Keynote Speaker
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Will Sommer take on the Great American State Fair fiasco, MAGA's rival Freedom Fest lineup (starring Dog the Bounty Hunter), and…
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Command Post: Why Are Trump’s Top Officials Still Using Signal?
Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the latest on negotiations with Iran, why Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio are still using Signal…
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This Texas Poll Has Tim Miller Feeling Hopeful
Tim Miller recaps his appearance on Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace—discussing new polls for the Texas Senate race, the Supreme Court's liberal…
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Sam Stein and Brian Tyler Cohen
Join Sam Stein and Brian Tyler Cohen as they go live to cover the day's news and discuss BTC's new book, "The Day After." Pre-order the book…
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BREAKING: SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Releases Other Major Decisions | Morning Shots
Sam Stein, Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover the Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship in a major blow to Trump's agenda…
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GOP Senator Cassidy NUKES Trump, RFK Jr, and Pulte
Will Saletan gives his take on Sen. Bill Cassidy's remarkable CBS interview, where the outgoing Louisiana Republican criticizes Trump on everything from Iran…
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Republicans Could Have Stopped Trump. They Didn’t. (w/ Jeff Flake)
Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake joins Sarah Longwell for his take on the moment Republicans could have stopped Donald Trump and why they didn't. Flake…
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BREAKING: SCOTUS Hands Trump Two Major Losses, One Win (w/ Kyle Cheney)
Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and Politico's Kyle Cheney go live to break down the Supreme Court's latest rulings, including decisions upholding mail-in voting…
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Iran Threatens Nukes. Trump Posts About Statues and Fountains.
Will Saletan takes on Trump's unraveling Iran war—drone strikes on U.S. allies, Iran's claim to control the Strait of Hormuz, and a new threat to build nuclear…
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Liz Oyer on Todd Blanche, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer joins Bill Kristol to discuss Todd Blanche, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Read Liz Oyer's Substack
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Mel Brooks Did Literally Everything
Sonny Bunch and Catherine Rampell take on Mel Brooks' 100th birthday and AFI's new ranking of Blazing Saddles as the funniest movie ever made. They dig into…
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MAGA Influencer Accused of Doing the Unthinkable at Trump’s State Fair
Tim Miller and Will Sommer to give their takes on one of the strangest weeks in MAGA world. They unpack the arrest of a pro-Trump streamer accused of…
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BREAKING: Trump’s Ceasefire May Already Be Dead
Tim Miller takes on the collapsing Iran ceasefire—Iranian drones hitting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. counterstrikes, Iran retaliating against U.S…
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Someone Did an Awful Thing to Pete Buttigieg's Family
Tim Miller went on MS Now to talk to Nicolle Wallace to give his take on one of the most disturbing political stories of the year after Pete Buttigieg revealed…
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Receipts Live: Trump Melts Down Over His Own Gas Price Mess
Join Catherine Rampell and JVL as they cover the week's financial and economics stories. Read more from Catherine's newsletter…
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Trump Isn’t Policing the World—He’s Looting It
Will Saletan takes on Donald Trump’s vision of American power, arguing that military force is increasingly being used as a tool for profit—through oil…
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Trump Lied About His Crowd Size—Again!
JVL and Will Sommer give their takes on Trump’s kickoff event for the America 250 celebration and the president’s immediate lie that 45,000 people packed the…
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BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows Trump to Deport Hundreds of Thousands of Haitian and Syrian Refugees
Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn discuss the major SCOTUS decision that would allow the White House to deport more than 350,000 refugees. Read more from Jonathan…
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Live Coverage of Trump's Freedom 250 Rally
Join Sam Stein, Will Sommer, and Andrew Egger as they cover Trump's "Freedom 250" rally in Washington, DC. Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go…
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BREAKING: Trump Suddenly Cancels Plans to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill
Andrew Egger, Catherine Rampell and Joe Perticone are going live to cover Trump's sudden decision not to sign the bipartisan housing bill. Stop putting off…
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Republicans Rebuke Trump Over Iran, Vote to End War | Command Post
Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the week's biggest military and foreign policy stories. Stop putting off those doctors…
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Trump’s Deportation Agenda Awaits SCOTUS—With Grandma at Risk
Jonathan Cohn takes on Trump's push to end temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants—following home healthcare worker Maryse, who cares for a…
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Trump's New Guy Asked for a Private Jet and Classified Files (w/ Sen. Mark Warner)
Sen. Mark Warner joins Sam Stein for his take on the chaos surrounding acting DNI Bill Pulte, alarming reports of potential firings inside the intelligence…
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Iran is Walking All Over JD Vance | Morning Shots Live
Andrew and Bill went live to talk about Trump's hatchet man Bill Pulte firing people as his first day at DNI, JD Vance getting embarrassed by Iran, the Trump…
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Trump Just Hung Scott Jennings Out to Dry
Tim Miller and JVL take a victory lap through some of the most confident predictions from the Iran War's biggest cheerleaders. Scott Jennings, Ben Shapiro…
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Trump Melts Down Over Peeling Paint & Algae in Reflecting Pool | MAGA Mondays
Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live as they cover the craziest stories from the right wing fever swamp, including Trump threatening people with a 10-year…
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Did JD Vance Get Publicly Humiliated in Switzerland?
Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on the messy first day of U.S.-Iran talks—Trump's threat to seize the Strait of Hormuz and kill negotiators, JD Vance appearing…
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DeSantis Picked the Wrong Fight in Miami Beach
Jonathan Cohn reports from South Beach on the fight over a beloved LGBTQ landmark, the history of Miami Beach’s queer community, and how a symbol many thought…
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Trump Is Hijacking America’s 250th Birthday (w/ Kevin Levin)
Bill Kristol sits down with Civil War historian Kevin Levin to examine Trump’s effort to reshape America’s story ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Read…
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Trump's Reflecting Pool Guy Looks like a Cartoon Mobster
JVL and Sonny Bunch take on the bizarre saga of Washington’s algae-filled Reflecting Pool and John Cafaro the Trump-connected donor who landed the contract to…
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LIVE: Convicted Grifters from SBF to Elizabeth Holmes Are Betting on Trump | Receipts Live
Join Catherine Rampell and JVL live as they cover the week's economic and financial news. The Bulwark makes a fantastic Father's Day gift: Learn more at…
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The Staggering Dishonesty of JD Vance's Iran Deal Spin
Will Saletan takes on JD Vance's TV blitz defending the Iran nuclear deal—and checks his claims against the actual text.
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The Trio: Fake Badges. A Strip Club. Iran Airstrikes. Two MAGA Weirdos.
Sam Stein, Tim Miller and Will Sommer take on an insane MAGA scandal in DC—fake Secret Service badges, a strip club blowup, tearful confessions about an Iran…
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LIVE: Peeling Paint and Green Water at Trump's "Renovated" Reflecting Pool
Sam Stein, Brendan Hartnett and Sarah Matthews are going live to cover the mess at Trump's renovated Reflecting Pool.
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A Dramatic Reading of JD Vance’s Awful Book
Tim Miller and JVL attempt to read JD Vance’s new memoir 'Communion' and discover a book full of contradictions, self-owns, political rationalizations, and…
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U.S. Intelligence is Winning the War in Ukraine (w/ Michael Weiss & Marc Polymeropoulos)
Journalist Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, and retired CIA veteran Marc Polymeropoulous take over The Bulwark for the kind of conversation they have with…
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BREAKING: Exhausted Trump Rambles Through Parade of Grievances On G7 Stage
Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.), went live to cover Trump's appearance at the G7 conference. Plus, the gang reacts to the U.S…
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Trump Doesn't Understand the War He Just Lost (w/ Tom Nichols) | Command Post
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker are joined by Tom Nichols to discuss the week's military news. Read more from Tom Nichols…
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BOMBSHELL: Trump’s Ballroom to Cost Taxpayers $300 Million
Sam Stein and JVL give their takes on a bombshell new report from the Washington Post showing Trump's White House ballroom project could cost more than $600…
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Trump Loses War Against Reflecting Pool Algae (and Iran) | Morning Shots Live
Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol are going live to cover the week's biggest news. Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://hims.com/bulwarktakes to get a…
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Trump’s DOJ Has A New Target: Gavin Newsom (w/ Chris Cadelago)
Sam Stein and POLITICO’s Chris Cadelago take on reports that the Trump Justice Department is investigating Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom…
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I Watched Kyiv Burn Last Night (w/ Caolan Robertson)
Tim Miller is joined by journalist and YouTuber Caolan Robertson, reporting from Kyiv after one of Russia's most devastating attacks on Ukraine in months…
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UFC Fighter Calls Michelle Obama a Man at Trump’s Birthday Party | MAGA Mondays
Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to unpack last night's gross UFC fight at the White House, Eric Trump's alleged betting scandal, MAGA allies unhappy about…
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BREAKING: Trump Announces Deal With Iran, To Be Signed Friday
Tim Miller and JVL give their takes on Trump's announcement that he's reached a deal with Iran. Pakistan says the deal will be signed on Friday.
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Trump’s “New Iran Deal” Sounds A Lot Like Obama’s
Will Saletan gives his take on the Trump administration’s victory lap over a potential Iran agreement and explains why the supposed deal sounds remarkably…
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Is Trump's Iran War Legal? (w/ Ryan Goodman)
Bill Kristol and Ryan Goodman discuss Bill Pulte, FISA, Todd Blanche, and the legality of the Iran War.
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The Congresswoman Who Forced Trump's Name Off the Kennedy Center
The Bulwark's Brendan Hartnett reported live from the Kennedy Center at 2:30 AM on Saturday morning, where Rep. Joyce Beatty—who sued Trump in December after…
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The People Running America Are So Much DUMBER Than You Think (w/ Destiny)
Tim Miller and political streamer Destiny take on Bulwark Podcast clip that radicalized an anti-communist, Elon's first trillion, Trump's kakistocracy cabinet…
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Holy Cow, These Trump Voters are FURIOUS With Him!
Tim Miller recaps his appearance on Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace, then delivers his personal thoughts about Pride. Watch Deadline: White House on…
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Pete Hegseth's Bench Press Is Embarrassing
Pete Hegseth's latest workout video was supposed to showcase strength. Instead, it was sloppy, in poor form, and seems to show Trump administration officials…
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BREAKING: Judge Denies Trump Request for Stay on Removing Name from Kennedy Center
Bill Kristol, Sonny Bunch and Brendan Hartnett went live to cover the court ordered removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. Watch Sonny's conversation…
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BREAKING: SpaceX IPO Makes Musk a Trillionaire, Awful Inflation Numbers | Receipts Live
Join Catherine and JVL at 12:30pm on Friday to discuss the week's economic and financial news. Read Catherine's 'Receipts' newsletter…
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The Trio: RFK Jr.'s Podcast Guest Injected Stem Cells Into His WHAT?!
Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer are back and the FBI is coming after Will! How much time is Kash Patel's bureau spending on posting memes than fighting…
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BREAKING: Trump Threatens Iran Invasion
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker are going live to cover President Trump's post threatening an invasion of Iran's Kharg Island. Exclusive $35-off…
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NYT: Dan Bongino SCREAMED at Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files
Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Sonny Bunch give their takes on the New York Times bombshell surrounding the Trump White House’s frantic effort to manage the…
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Trump Says He "Loves" Inflation, Claims to Reveal Military Secrets During Bizarre Press Event
JVL, Andrew Egger and Ben Parker are going live to discuss Trump's June 10th press event where he said he "loves" inflation and claimed to reveal military…
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US & Iran Restart Attacks, Trump Threatens War Crimes, Army Helicopter Downed | Command Post
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker are discussing the week's major military and foreign policy news. Make today a good day, and get yourself some…