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Podcasts

David French: Maybe the Tariffs Are the Problem

Trump Can’t Stop Dodging The Epstein Question

District Judges Are Standing Up to Trump, but Will SCOTUS?

We Want Them to Touch the Hot Stove

Your Obedient Servants

GOP’s Epstein Freakout! Mace in Tears! MTG Joins the Rebels!

Democrats Need To Focus On “Making Life Better” (w/ Malcom Kenyatta)

Swing Voters Say Trump is "Meh" (with Ashley Parker)

Can Democrats Stop Bleeding Voters?

Trump’s Blunders Hand China an Edge (w/ Nicholas Burns)

Bulwark Movie Club!

The Book and Movie 'Highest 2 Lowest' Is Based On

The Man Who Enlarged NATO

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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