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For Success at the Polls, Dems Look to the Pews

Can candidates of the cloth help the party close the ‘God gap’?

‘Frustrating and Demoralizing’: The Measles Comeback Gets Worse

The disease is exploding in South Carolina, we’re about to lose elimination status, and RFK Jr.’s team says it’s just the “cost of doing business.”

16 hrs ago • Jonathan Cohn

‘Melania’ Review

The first lady's reality show.

Jan 31 • Sonny Bunch

All the President’s Bozos

Bari Weiss, the Washington Post, the Melania movie, and Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit.

Jan 30 • Jonathan V. Last

Why a Scared 5-Year-Old Boy Shook Our National Conscience

What the image of Liam Ramos, grabbed in Minnesota and thrown in detention in Texas, means for our democracy.

Jan 30 • Adrian Carrasquillo

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Todd Blanche Broke His Promise to the Senate

Will Saletan takes on Todd Blanche’s Sunday show appearances, where Trump’s former lawyer—now running the Justice Department—defends mass deportations…

4 hrs ago • Will Saletan

46:26

Will There Be ANY Consequences for New Epstein Revelations?

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13 hrs ago • Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell

19:35

Watch the Anti-Gay Marriage Ad With Tim and Sarah

Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell react to the “Greater Than” ad campaign, a polished rebrand of the push to roll back gay marriage.

Jan 31 • Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell

23:56

The Melania Movie Is a $75 Million Bribe

Sonny Bunch saw "Melania" so you don’t have to and it’s no surprise that it’s not good.

Jan 31 • Jonathan V. Last and Sonny Bunch

Catherine O’Hara, R.I.P.

From ‘SCTV’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ she brought exquisite timing and surprising layers even to the silliest characters.

Jan 30 • Bill Ryan

26:54

Buckle Up, There Are More Crazy Epstein Emails

Tim Miller and Sam Stein give their takes on the explosive revelations from the recently released Epstein files.

Jan 31 • Tim Miller and Sam Stein

A Different Kind of Trump

Caring for a son with severe disabilities has given Fred Trump III a clear-eyed view of the politics of health care.

Jan 30 • Jill Lawrence

Defang ICE → Save the Midterms

The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.

Jan 30 • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift

56:09

America's New Defense Strategy is Nonsense

Eric and Eliot discuss Trump’s latest reversals on Greenland before pivoting to the recently released National Defense Strategy.

3 hrs ago • Eric S. Edelman and Eliot A Cohen

35:54

Trump’s “Insurrection Act” Trap (w/ Michael Waldman)

John Avlon talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center about the fallout from ICE violence in Minnesota, the administration smearing a victim as a…

18 hrs ago • John Avlon

How SCOTUS and Trump are Frustrating the Courts

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Jan 31 • Jim Swift

42:59

Put Excuses on ICE (with Adrian Carrasquillo)

We saw an ICE officer kill an American citizen for the second time in less than three weeks.

Jan 31 • Sarah Longwell and Adrian Carrasquillo

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Trump Begins Arresting Journalists

Short show, angry show.

Jan 30 • Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell

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Michael Steele: A Petty, Punk-Ass President

Watch now | In the wake of the massive winter storm, the power is still out in some places, trees are down, and the death toll continues to rise.

Jan 30 • Tim Miller

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The Last Action Director

Ric Roman Waugh, director of 'Shelter,' 'Greenland,' and 'Shot Caller."

Jan 30 • Sonny Bunch

How Trump and SCOTUS Have Frustrated Federal Courts

Between the administration’s lawlessness and the high court’s radicalism, lower court judges are hung out to dry.

Jan 30 • Kim Wehle

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Michael Steele: A Petty, Punk-Ass President

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Todd Blanche Broke His Promise to the Senate

The Illegal News

Secret ICE Memo Says They Can Enter Homes Without Warrants (w/ Elliot Williams)

The Focus Group

Put Excuses on ICE (with Adrian Carrasquillo)

The Mona Charen Show

Is a Blue Wave Coming in November? (w/ Dave Wasserman)

How to Fix It with John Avlon

Trump’s “Insurrection Act” Trap (w/ Michael Waldman)

Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

‘Melania’ Review

Shield of the Republic

America's New Defense Strategy is Nonsense

Just Between Us

Demolition Donald

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Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.

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Start your Saturdays with a roundup of what's happening in the news and around The Bulwark.

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A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.

False Flag

Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.

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A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.

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Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood

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When It Comes to Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran

From Minneapolis to Mashhad, similar rhetoric justifying lethal government violence.

Jan 30 • Will Saletan

‘Send Help’ Review

Sam Raimi returns with a nasty little comic-thriller.

Jan 30 • Sonny Bunch

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Is a Blue Wave Coming in November? (w/ Dave Wasserman)

Dave Wasserman discusses what’s changed and what hasn’t since 2018, including electoral map, redistricting, public discontent, and likely turnout.

Jan 30 • Mona Charen and Dave Wasserman

Trump Is Making America Stupider

How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.

Jan 30 • Catherine Rampell

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