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Podcasts

David Kirkpatrick: Trump's Self-Enrichment

JVL: I’d Split a Bloomin’ Onion With MTG

George Conway: The DOJ Has Lost Their Damn Minds

Tap Dancing Over a Precipice

Have It Your Way

Pitiful GOP Candidate in VA! Goateed Loser Cooking Books! Leningrad...What?!

Trump's Ukraine Sellout, AI Boyfriends, and The Sydney Sweeney Flop

What Are Focus Groups For Anyway?

Steve Vladeck on Trump, the Courts, and the Rule of Law

National Service Could Reunite America (w. Stanley McChrystal)

The Rise of 'Op-Ed Horror'

'Nobody 2' Is Deadly, Dull

Trump’s Amateur Diplomacy Tests U.S. Allies

What Will Happen to the Republican Party Post-Trump? (w/ Chris Vance, Barbara Comstock & Charlie Dent)
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Newsletters

The Triad
Three things to read, from JVL.

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

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

Press Pass
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.

The Opposition
Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.

Huddled Masses
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.

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

Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood

MAGAville (Archived)
MAGAville (Archived) featured reporting from inside MAGA World, by Marc Caputo in 2024.
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