<![CDATA[The Bulwark: The Bulwark Daily]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/s/bulwarkpodcasthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ucvo!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2be086b-13ae-4f84-a6ee-36f827a0bebf_256x256.pngThe Bulwark: The Bulwark Dailyhttps://www.thebulwark.com/s/bulwarkpodcastSubstackMon, 03 Aug 2026 21:52:34 GMT<![CDATA[Bill Kristol: Stop the Stupid Infighting, Dems]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-stop-the-stupid-infightinghttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-stop-the-stupid-infightingMon, 03 Aug 2026 21:03:41 GMTBoth the left and center-left are acting like the other faction within the party is the enemy—and not Donald Trump. Democrats need to keep their eye on the ball: Trump and the corruption, lying, and incompetence across his administration. In the past couple of days, the massive dishonesty has included Doug Burgum’s doubling down on the Reflecting Pool lies and Todd Blanche’s sham document on the IRS and the J6 weaponization fund. And why is Schumer signing off on a deal with Republicans to keep the government open? Plus: Max Miller is finally a national story, and Tim unloads on getting dragged into the Michigan Senate race as well as AIPAC’s massive spending on behalf of Haley Stevens.

Bill Kristol joins back-from-vacation Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Bill Kristol and Margaret Donovan: Hegseth Should Be Impeached]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-and-margaret-donovanhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-and-margaret-donovanThu, 30 Jul 2026 19:48:36 GMTAt the very least, Hegseth's refusal to acknowledge that it was our Tomahawk missile that killed 120 schoolchildren on the very first day of the war makes him unfit to serve as secretary of defense. Army JAG veteran Margaret Donovan says civilian casualties are a tragic reality in war and the public has the right to know what went wrong. The U.S. military prides itself on its excellence and precision, and that is what separates our fighting forces from those of our enemies. But Hegseth is also dragging this vital institution down because of the munition depletions, the lack of dignity being shown to fallen soldiers, his hare-brained schemes and war crimes in the Caribbean, and his undermining of military discipline by brushing off recent dangerous flyovers in civilian areas.

Margaret Donovan joins guest host Bill Kristol.

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]]><![CDATA[JVL and Robert Kagan: Marco and Miller Go Full Fascist]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jonathan-v-last-and-robert-kaganhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/jonathan-v-last-and-robert-kaganWed, 29 Jul 2026 21:06:44 GMT

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At a little-noticed conference on political violence a couple of weeks ago, Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller employed the dehumanizing rhetoric of the Soviets and Nazi mastermind Joseph Goebbels to attack the left. And while they might want us to think they were just talking about the DSA, it sure seems that they meant Democrats generally—including those who might be legitimately protesting Trump's efforts to try to steal an election. Plus: Iran is not acting like it fears the United States, Lindsey Graham probably did more harm than good, and the Fauci drama is the latest example of the MAGA double standard about telling the truth.

Bob Kagan joins guest host JVL.

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]]><![CDATA[Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng: The Groypers Have Taken over Trumpland]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/will-sommer-and-asawin-suebsaenghttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/will-sommer-and-asawin-suebsaengTue, 28 Jul 2026 20:21:20 GMTStephen Miller has a free hand to pump out his racist policies; Trump regularly says blatantly offensive things that are way past a dog whistle; and one-time insurgents at the Heritage Foundation and other MAGA institutions are muscling out people who aren't comfortable with openly embracing bigotry. The groypers are running today's Republican Party. At the same time, Trump's Iran war has opened divisions within the administration, and the leaks are coming fast and furiously. Plus: the gullible people who think their bribes will keep them safe from Trump, Rod Dreher's falling out with JD Vance, the ties between the Tates and the White House should be a bigger scandal, Mitch McConnell may be doing the most Mitch McConnell thing of all, and how Cincinnatians fought back against DHS to protect a local chaplain.

Zeteo’s Asawin Suebsaeng joins guest host Will Sommer.

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]]><![CDATA[Bill Kristol and John Heilemann: Taking a Wrecking Ball to the Military]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-and-john-heilemann-takinghttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-and-john-heilemann-takingMon, 27 Jul 2026 20:39:15 GMTNot only has our lousy commander-in-chief allowed the country's missile inventory to be dramatically depleted, Hegseth's politicized hiring and firing of officers has come home to roost and is doing real damage to the military as an institution. Meanwhile, Zelensky says he'll show Trump proof that Russia is helping Iran in the war, and Laura Loomer has done an about-face and now says she's on Ukraine’s side. Plus, the wet, hot DSA summer hits its peak in the Michigan Senate race, Bibi is going to try to save his hide, and Republicans in swing districts have been given the all-clear to distance themselves from Trump.

Bill Kristol joins guest host John Heilemann.

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]]><![CDATA[Sarah Longwell and Alex Seitz-Wald: The Maine Thing]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/sarah-longwell-and-alex-seitz-waldhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/sarah-longwell-and-alex-seitz-waldThu, 23 Jul 2026 19:37:41 GMTIn 2026, everyone who follows politics has an opinion about Maine politics. Here’s the thing: a lot of people in Maine think they’re wrong. So, Sarah talked to a former national political reporter who moved his family to Maine to help stand up a local paper. Former NBC News reporter Alex Seitz-Wald, now deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, joins to discuss his transition to local journalism, the unique culture of Maine politics, and how Graham Platner’s exit from the U.S. Senate race landed with Maine voters. They also size up the new Democratic candidate, Troy Jackson, and discuss why Susan Collins has had such staying power, and how–or whether–her luck might finally run out in 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[David Frum and JVL: Iran Is Going to Make Trump Eat It]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/david-frum-and-jvl-iran-is-goinghttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/david-frum-and-jvl-iran-is-goingWed, 22 Jul 2026 21:43:40 GMTTrump keeps promising more bombs and bigger explosions in Iran, but the regime knows he’s just trying to disguise his retreat. And the Iranians are not going to back down until the whole world can see that they beat Trump. Meanwhile, in the middle of a war that is ostensibly about stopping Iran from getting a nuke, POTUS just cut a deal with the Saudis for their own nuclear program. Plus: The failure of Republican senators to stand up to Trump may be out of fear of his voters, and are the American people or our political system more to blame for what ails the country?

David Frum joins guest host Jonathan V. Last.

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]]><![CDATA[Joe Scarborough and Sam Stein: MAGA Doesn't Get America]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-scarborough-maga-doesnt-get-americahttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-scarborough-maga-doesnt-get-americaTue, 21 Jul 2026 19:53:36 GMTRonald Reagan said it best: One of the greatest sources of America's greatness are the people drawn to the country from every corner of the globe, who become American and keep the country young, vital, and modern. But Trump and Stephen Miller are sticking to their absolutist deportation plan without regard to history or its political cost. Meanwhile, we are learning in real time that our trillion-dollar weapons systems are (sometimes) no match for Iran's drones—and that the regime can't resist the opportunity to humiliate another U.S. president. Plus, Laura Ingraham spoke truth, Bibi has turned Americans against Israel, Testosterone Pete is making the Pentagon look weak, and the joy of MAGA tears over The Odyssey.

Joe Scarborough joins guest host Sam Stein.

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]]><![CDATA[Sarah Longwell and Bill Kristol: We're Governed by Broken Men]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/sarah-longwell-and-bill-kristol-werehttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/sarah-longwell-and-bill-kristol-wereMon, 20 Jul 2026 19:59:44 GMTTrump tried to steal the limelight and the valor of Spain at the World Cup, even as more troops died overseas; Stephen Miller regularly encourages ICE to be violent while Pete Hegseth pushes soldiers to be macho bullies. The leaders in this country are men with no center and no core. Now with the arrest of the Tate brothers in Miami, Trump gets a chance to extend his record of standing by sex pests and assaulters. Plus: Iran and the U.S. are dangerously escalating the war, ICE is going even more rogue, Maine Dems have a replacement for Platner, and generic ballot polling suggests voters aren't necessarily gravitating to Democrats—and the noisy DSA may have a lot to do with that.

Bill Kristol joins special guest host Sarah Longwell.

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]]><![CDATA[Nicolle Wallace: The Sore Loser Is Trying to Ruin Our Elections]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/nicolle-wallace-the-sore-loser-ishttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/nicolle-wallace-the-sore-loser-isFri, 17 Jul 2026 18:31:21 GMTThe one presidential election Trump lost was when he was in power and in charge of election integrity. Still, Trump is asking his supporters to believe the most preposterous lie yet: The elections run by Democrats in '16 and '24 were legitimate, but the election he oversaw wasn't. And he seems determined to take matters to the breaking point ahead of the midterms. Plus: Never forget that Jack Smith charged Trump with fraud for knowingly lying about his loss to Biden, the real TDS is continuing to claim the 2020 election was stolen, Lindsey Graham damaged our democracy, and why has Merrick Garland stayed silent through all the purges at the DOJ and FB!?

MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

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]]><![CDATA[Michael Steele: Tripped up by Their Own Lies]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/michael-steele-tripped-up-by-theirhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/michael-steele-tripped-up-by-theirThu, 16 Jul 2026 18:51:45 GMTThe men serving Trump are so used to getting away with punking people, including too many members of the media, that they sometimes walk into a trap they don't see coming, and the truth slips out. Like Todd Blanche—Trump's personal attorney masquerading as acting AG—having to own the fact that he collaborated with Ghislaine Maxwell to protect Trump. Or Jay Clayton, the DNI nominee, showing that he has zero self-worth and that he's ready to do anything to help POTUS try to steal the election in the fall. Plus, the administration has too much of an obsession with d*icks—and trying to rewrite African-American history as well. And parents with young kids be warned: Vance has an issue with eating corn dogs and has an odd reaction to Biden licking an ice cream cone.

Michael Steele joins Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Jonathan Blitzer: Our New Internment Camps]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jonathan-blitzer-our-new-internmenthttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/jonathan-blitzer-our-new-internmentWed, 15 Jul 2026 19:31:58 GMTWhile ICE is still murdering people in the streets, more than 60,000 people are currently being held in ICE detention centers across the country. The largest facility is at Fort Bliss in El Paso—which was an actual Japanese internment site in WWII. Detainees there are being deprived of needed medication; some have been held incommunicado; others have reported that the tent camp was not designed for humans to live there. When the conditions are not dire enough to make detainees self-deport, guards terrorize them into submission. Plus: Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants are particularly caught in the crosshairs of the escalating deportation campaign. And Tim holds forth on Trump’s goons murdering our neighbors, ICE’s reckless Kavanaugh stops, the straight-up Constitutional violations the administration is encouraging, and the illegal and marauding settler groups in the West Bank.

The New Yorker’s Jon Blitzer joins Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Pete Buttigieg: Time for Radical Change]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-buttigieg-time-for-radical-changehttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-buttigieg-time-for-radical-changeTue, 14 Jul 2026 14:56:14 GMTDemocrats tend to defend the institutions that Trump is tearing apart, but Pete Buttigieg says the party should be focusing on the bigger, deeper structural problems the country is facing and the need for political reform. The kind of radical institutional changes he’d like to see include: expanding SCOTUS and the House of Representatives, statehood for Washington, D.C., and directly electing the president by popular vote. Plus, Pete gets candid about the “most fucked-up thing” that’s ever happened to his family, the big opportunity for Dems in Iowa in November, and Pete’s stumping for candidates in places where Fox News reigns.

Pete Buttigieg joined Tim Miller in Des Moines.

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]]><![CDATA[Bill Kristol and Ro Khanna: Two Governments Acting with Impunity]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-and-ro-khanna-the-governmentshttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-and-ro-khanna-the-governmentsMon, 13 Jul 2026 19:58:45 GMTThe Trump administration is going full speed ahead on its authoritarian project to intimidate the media and the business world—and to gun people down in the streets. And in Israel, Netanyahu is allowing settler militias to run amok in the West Bank, killing Palestinians and destroying their villages and property. Rep. Khanna joins Tim to describe his own personal encounter with the private armed groups near Hebron. Plus, the mixed legacy of Lindsey Graham, Trump is trying to pretend he didn't sign a deal giving Iran management of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Dems have a real chance to weaken Todd Blanche and the whole administration.

Bill Kristol and Rep. Ro Khanna join Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Stuart Stevens: We've Got Death Squads on Our Streets]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/stuart-stevens-weve-got-death-squadshttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/stuart-stevens-weve-got-death-squadsFri, 10 Jul 2026 19:53:42 GMTThe Trump administration desperately wants the public to just tune out the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents in Houston. But this roaming army of masked, armed men chasing people down and killing them is tied directly into the administration's criminality across the board. Trump may pardon Stephen Miller, but he should be on trial in state court in 2029. Meanwhile, McConnell's choice to not convict on impeachment means Donald Trump is his legacy. Plus: Republicans showed with the housing bill that they could find a backbone, Platner is not who he said he was, Dems should talk about race more, some way too early Magnolia Bowl talk, Vance/Trump 2028, and which potential Democratic nominees would Stuart work for in a heartbeat?


Stuart Stevens joins Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Ben Wittes: Talk About America in Decline]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ben-wittes-talk-about-america-inhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/ben-wittes-talk-about-america-inThu, 09 Jul 2026 20:10:56 GMTTrump had to take two Air Force ones to the NATO summit in Turkey: his new bling Qatari hand-me-down that he wanted to show off and the old baby blue one which he had to use to fly safely home—given the war in neighboring Iran. And at the FBI, Kash Patel’s thievery of taxpayer resources has gotten so out of hand, even Chuck Grassley wants answers. Plus: Ukraine has created panic in Russia (which has Trump rethinking which side he wants to root for), Dems should be highlighting the massive military waste in Iran, and Ben invites the public to test-run his new giant database of government records. Oh, and baby elephants are the best.

Ben Wittes joins Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Alex Wagner: ICE Is Still Killing People]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/alex-wagner-ice-is-still-killinghttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/alex-wagner-ice-is-still-killingWed, 08 Jul 2026 20:14:51 GMTRoughly 2,000 people a day are being swept up by ICE and put in subhuman conditions. And Stephen Miller's quotas likely contributed to the recent tragic deaths of two immigrants. Meanwhile, Graham Platner is still holding the Democratic Party hostage. What lessons can be learned for Democrats who went along with this walking red flag? Also, the Republicans' McConnell story is not convincing, man baby POTUS had some ridiculous demands at NATO, and Susan Collins helped fund the gulags. And on a more silly note: Was Taylor's wedding tacky? And should Tim and Alex do a sex podcast?

Alex Wagner joins Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Piers Morgan: Polishing Trump's Turds]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/piers-morgan-polishing-trumps-turdshttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/piers-morgan-polishing-trumps-turdsTue, 07 Jul 2026 20:35:03 GMTAfter being a guest on Piers' show numerous times, Tim gets a chance to pin him down for answers. Like, how could he have ever thought Trump in his second term was ready to be a "great president?" And even though Piers is now critical of Trump's tariffs and the war he started in Iran, he still thinks the verdict is out on Trump's obvious corruption—and whether the man can evolve and change the course of his presidency. Plus: Mark Hertling discusses the Air Force major who called for the impeachment of Trump and Vance as well as POTUS's confusion over the role of NATO.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling and Piers Morgan join Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Bill Kristol: Trump Wants All-out Kleptocracy]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-trump-wants-all-outhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-kristol-trump-wants-all-outMon, 06 Jul 2026 19:51:04 GMTPOTUS went on a stock buying spree the day before he paused some of his tariffs last year. The markets rebounded on his tariffs' reversal. On Monday, Trump from the Oval Office encouraged Americans to buy stock in Dell, a company he's heavily invested in. And he defended his children having access to insider information because of his presidency. This is Putin-grade corruption. Meanwhile, McMorrow's withdrawal from the Michigan Senate race shows Tim was right about the risks of encouraging factional fighting among Dems. Plus: Michael Cohen has always worn a "for sale" sign, and is there any experience in America that Trump hasn't tried to ruin? Go Team USA.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

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]]><![CDATA[Clint Smith: Make America What It Set Out to Be]]>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/clint-smith-make-america-what-ithttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/clint-smith-make-america-what-itFri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:25 GMTIt's hard to be in a celebratory mood about America 250. The administration only wants to tell a narrow story of the country without all the contradictions and complexities of its history. And for the past 18 months, it has also been a particularly challenging time for black members of the military under Hegseth, who brazenly disregards their service, blocks promotions of black officers, or expunges them from the ranks. But the aspiration of America as a multiracial, multiethnic, multi-faith democracy is a noble one, and our job is to keep trying to build the country we want it to be. Plus: the man who's trying to stop the magafication of the Smithsonian, advice for how to talk to kids about the country's history, and the simple joys of a July 4th cookout.

The Atlantic's Clint Smith joins Tim Miller for the holiday weekend pod.

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