Bulwark+ Takes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Will Sommer give their takes on Trump’s kickoff event for the America 250 celebration and the president’s immediate lie that 45,000 people packed the National Mall and “nobody left” early. They dig into the crowd-size lies, the campaign-style speech at an official government event, Trump’s promises about the W...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on Donald Trump’s vision of American power, arguing that military force is increasingly being used as a tool for profit—through oil, minerals, trade concessions, and economic leverage rather than the defense of allies or democratic values. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Take...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn discuss the major SCOTUS decision that would allow the White House to deport more than 350,000 refugees. Read more from Jonathan Cohn, “Trump’s Deportation Agenda Awaits SCOTUS—With Grandma at Risk” As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, lives...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Sam Stein, Will Sommer, Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol as they cover Trump's "Freedom 250" rally in Washington, DC. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger, Catherine Rampell and Joe Perticone went live to cover Trump's sudden decision not to sign the bipartisan housing bill.

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 week’s biggest military and foreign policy stories.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn takes on Trump's push to end temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants—following home healthcare worker Maryse, who cares for a 96-year-old in South Florida, and what's actually at stake for the 350,000+ people (and their U.S.-born children) facing deportation as early as July 2nd if the Supreme...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sen. Mark Warner joins Sam Stein for his take on the chaos surrounding acting DNI Bill Pulte, alarming reports of potential firings inside the intelligence community, and why Warner believes Pulte poses a national security risk. They also dive into explosive questions surrounding former DNI Tulsi Gabbard after reports...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn reports from South Beach on the fight over a beloved LGBTQ landmark, the history of Miami Beach’s queer community, and how a symbol many thought was gone ended up becoming permanent. Read more from Jonathan Cohn: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-a-florida-city-saved-its-pride-symbol-from-maga-erasure As...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and JVL take a victory lap through some of the most confident predictions from the Iran War's biggest cheerleaders. Scott Jennings, Ben Shapiro, Hugh Hewitt, Mark Levin, and Bari Weiss' bloggers promised total victory, regime change, and a transformed Middle East. Instead, Trump ended up signing a deal with...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on the messy first day of U.S.-Iran talks—Trump's threat to seize the Strait of Hormuz and kill negotiators, JD Vance appearing to get publicly snubbed, and the Lebanon clause that may have handed Hezbollah a veto over the whole deal. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwa...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol sits down with Civil War historian Kevin Levin to examine Trump’s effort to reshape America’s story ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Read Civil War Memory As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sonny Bunch take on the bizarre saga of Washington’s algae-filled Reflecting Pool and John Cafaro the Trump-connected donor who landed the contract to fix it. Plus, an unexpected detour into wrestling history, Paul Bearer, and why this whole scandal feels more like a cartoon than real life. As always: Watch, l...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Catherine Rampell take on the bizarre saga of Trump’s Reflecting Pool contractor, the strange new world where convicted fraudsters are lining up for MAGA pardons, and the MAHA crusade against blue M&M’s—all while Trump’s Iran ceasefire claims leave markets shrugging and investors wondering what, if anything, s...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on JD Vance's TV blitz defending the Iran nuclear deal—and checks his claims against the actual text. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of cho...

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 an insane MAGA scandal in DC—fake Secret Service badges, a strip club blowup, tearful confessions about an Iran airstrike that never happened, and an arrest that finally brought the whole charade crashing down. Plus: what exactly is going on with Kari Lake's face? Read Wil...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Brendan Hartnett and Sarah Matthews are going live to cover the mess at Trump's renovated Reflecting Pool. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and JVL attempt to read JD Vance’s new memoir 'Communion' and discover a book full of contradictions, self-owns, political rationalizations, and some very revealing clues about the vice president’s worldview. Buy Vance's new book (or don't!): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTQ68YZN CORRECTION: Talking about a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Journalist Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, and retired CIA veteran Marc Polymeropoulous take over The Bulwark for the kind of conversation they have with each other every day about the intelligence world, what the hell is happening in the United States and what it means around the globe. As they started recordin...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.), went live to cover Trump's appearance at the G7 conference. Plus, the gang reacts to the U.S. unveiling the text in their official MOU with Iran.

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 Tom Nichols to discuss the week's military news.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and JVL give their takes on a bombshell new report from the Washington Post showing Trump's White House ballroom project could cost more than $600 million with taxpayers footing half the bill. They break down the ballooning price tag, the demolition of the East Wing, and whether a future president should jus...

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 the week's biggest news.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and POLITICO’s Chris Cadelago take on reports that the Trump Justice Department is investigating Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. They discuss what's actually known about the probe, the long-running Trump-Newsom rivalry, and whether the investigation is a legitimate corruption case or the l...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is joined by journalist and YouTuber Caolan Robertson, reporting from Kyiv after one of Russia's most devastating attacks on Ukraine in months. Caolan witnessed the aftermath firsthand as Russian missiles and drones struck the Dormition Cathedral, a historic monastery and church complex more than 1,000 year...