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Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.
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Bulwark TakesThe Government’s Sole Witness Just Sank the Reflecting Pool Case (w/ Ryan Reilly)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Justice Department's case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn may have a…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Claims Lindsey Graham Wanted Deal to End Iran War | Morning Shots
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover Trump’s claim that the late…
Bulwark TakesMitch McConnell Releases Another “Proof of Life” Photograph
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mitch McConnell says he's "still working hard" to get back to the Senate, but…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: Trump Goes on a Bizarre, Manic Posting Spree
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover Laura Loomer's recent trip to…
Bulwark TakesWaltz Keeps Saying the War Goal Is “Very Clear.” He Can’t Name It.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan and Ben Parker take on Mike Waltz's Sunday show gauntlet…
Bulwark TakesEpstein Survivor Asks: Will Any GOP Senators Do the Right Thing? (w/ Dani Bensky)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol welcomes Epstein survivor Dani Bensky to discuss her private…
Bulwark TakesBitter, Miserable Trump Whines Through Interminable WHCD Speech
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump took the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and delivered…
Bulwark TakesDestiny Introduces JVL to the Wild World of Streaming
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL joins Destiny for his first-ever political stream to talk about how MAGA…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Pentagon Hides Number of Troops Killed In Iran War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the Pentagon…
Bulwark TakesReceipts Live: Oil Hits $100/Barrel as Iran War Escalates (w/ Paul Krugman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join JVL and special guest Paul Krugman (filling in for Catherine) as they…
Bulwark TakesThe Trump Administration Is on a Legal Losing Streak
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Ben Parker give their takes on why the DOJ abruptly withdrew its…
Bulwark TakesWe Asked GOP Lawmakers About Their Own Nominee. Watch Them Bolt.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the double standard at the heart of the…
Bulwark TakesTrump Invents His Own Iran War Polls Because the Real Ones Suck
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Andrew Egger give their takes on Trump's new threats of war…
Bulwark TakesWatch Rubio Laugh as Trump's Iran Story Falls Apart
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan breaks down how Donald Trump’s empty threats, reckless boasts…
Bulwark TakesSen. Slotkin: Trump Is Desperate to Escape His Iran War | Command Post
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker are joined by Senator Elissa…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Said The Odyssey Would Flop. Whoops!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey just pulled in $124.5 million over its opening…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: GOP Senators May Turn on Trump’s Attorney General Pick
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Sam Stein and HuffPost's Arthur Delaney as they cover the brewing…
Bulwark TakesMorning Shots: Pentagon Hid Extent of Americans Wounded in Iran Attacks
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger went live to cover CNN's reporting that Trump…
Bulwark TakesWill Saletan’s Insane Amount of Trump Knowledge Finally Paid Off
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Brendan Hartnett and Will Saletan put their encyclopedic knowledge of Donald…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: Trump Refuses to Leave World Cup Trophy Ceremony
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover Trump refusing to leave Spain’s…
Bulwark TakesLiz Oyer Testified Against Blanche. Republicans Changed the Subject. | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Bill Kristol and former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer as they discuss…
Bulwark TakesTwo American Soldiers Killed as Trump’s Iran War Spirals
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) take on the deadly Iranian strike…
Bulwark TakesRep. Jim Himes: Tuberville is "participating in a coup d'etat"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein speaks with Rep. Jim Himes about Trump’s election speech, his…
Bulwark TakesReceipts: Trump Found a New Way to Profit Off the Presidency (w/ Justin Wolfers)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Catherine Rampell and Justin Wolfers as they cover the week's biggest…
Bulwark TakesCoverage of Trump’s Prime Time Speech
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Sarah Longwell and Sonny Bunch as they cover Trump's July 16, 2026 prime…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Own People Don’t Want Him to Give This Speech (w/ Erin Banco)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein speaks with Reuters national security reporter Erin Banco about…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Trump Flip Flopped So Fast That Mark Hertling Had to Scrap an Article
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker take on the Pentagon's bizarre…
Bulwark TakesThe Trio: The “Reporter” Covering Mitch McConnell’s Hospital Stay Has a CRAZY Backstory
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Buckle up. It’s the last Trio video of July—and it’s a big one. The guys start…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Senate Grills Todd Blanche on Epstein, Slush Fund During Confirmation Hearing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Sam Stein, Bill Kristol and Will Saletan as they cover the Todd Blanche…
Bulwark TakesCait Conley: Mike Lawler Bent the Knee to Trump. Now I’m Coming for His Seat.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lauren Egan speaks with Democratic congressional candidate Cait Conley about…
Bulwark TakesSome Democrats Want Ben Wikler to Run the DNC. Watch His Answer.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein speaks with Ben Wikler, former chair of the Wisconsin Democratic…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Insane Strait of Hormuz Shakedown Lasted One Day
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on Trump's rare triple L: his 20% Strait of…
Bulwark TakesMorning Shots: Epstein Survivors and the Blanche Hearing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Bill Kristol and Ben Parker (filling in for Andrew Egger) as they cover…
Bulwark TakesEpidemiologist’s Warning: STOP Buying Bagged Salad for Now
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn talks with epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina about the…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Right is Consumed by Conspiracy Theories About Lindsey Graham's Death | MAGA Mondays
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on the conspiracy theories surrounding Lindsey…
Bulwark TakesNobody Asked. Trump Brought Up His 3 Cognitive Tests Anyway
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein takes on Trump's escalating war on the press: subpoenas targeting…
Bulwark TakesRepublicans Just Bucked Trump by Accident...and Nothing Happened
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joined the Deadline: White House panel to discuss Trump’s failed…
Bulwark TakesWe Found Decades of Video of Trump Defending Accused Sex Predators
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller take on Donald Trump’s decades-long habit of…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Shivs GOP Congress, Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill | Receipts Live
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell is joined by special guests from Yale's Budget Lab, Natasha…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Influencer Blames Antifa for His Own Alleged Sex Crime | The Trio
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller and Will Sommer take on the week's weirdest stories…
Bulwark TakesJD Vance Sucks. So How Did He Get This Far?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Tim Miller take on JD Vance's rough day in Wisconsin: playing…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Graham Platner Ends Campaign for U.S. Senate
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell went live to cover the breaking news that…
Bulwark TakesICE Shot and Killed a Man in Houston
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Adrian Carrasquillo take on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado…
Bulwark TakesTrump Takes Credit for a Walmart Sale. Again.
Catherine Rampell gives her take on Donald Trump's latest attempt to claim credit for Walmart's routine discounts, treating a standard retail promotion like a…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Confused Trump Stumbles Through Bizarre NATO Event | Command Post
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live to cover Trump’s press…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Is Bombing Iran Again
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's Versailles peace deal feels truly dead. Iran fired missiles at tankers…
Bulwark TakesTrump Thinks He Belongs on Mount Rushmore
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump spent America's 250th birthday celebrating one person…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Horrific Allegations Against Graham Platner Put Future in Doubt
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller are going live to cover POLITICO's bombshell…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: MAGA Blames Liberals For July 4th Weather
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover the week’s craziest stories from…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: McMorrow Drops Out of Michigan Senate Race
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan and Jonathan Cohn take on the shakeup in Michigan's Senate race…
Bulwark TakesTrump Forces Fans to Wait 4 Hours in Storm for His Ego Trip
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's massive America 250 celebration was supposed to be a patriotic…
Bulwark TakesHow America’s 250th Looked From Europe (w/Jay Nordlinger) | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jay Nordlinger joins Bill Kristol for Bulwark on Sunday.Read Jay's Substack…
Bulwark TakesTMZ Sent Paparazzi After Congress—and DC Loves It
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is joined by TMZ DC’s Charlie Cotton and Jacob Wasserman to talk…
Bulwark TakesWhy Tim Miller Loved Mamdani's July 4th Speech
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Trump's 327 unreported stock trades made the day before…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s America 250 Event Is LITERALLY Falling Apart
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is joined Jared Poland and Brendan Hartnett after they spent time…
Bulwark TakesJD Vance Tried a Few Jokes in Front of the Troops. It Went Badly.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on the lewd "Uncle Sam" court battle to get…
Bulwark TakesStephen Miller Goes on Unhinged Rant After Supreme Court Loss
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Supreme Court left birthright citizenship intact, but the bigger story may…
Bulwark TakesDog the Bounty Hunter Is Now a MAGA Keynote Speaker
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Will Sommer take on the Great American State…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Why Are Trump’s Top Officials Still Using Signal?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the latest on…
Bulwark TakesThis Texas Poll Has Tim Miller Feeling Hopeful
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller recaps his appearance on Deadline: White House with Nicole…