The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.
433 episodes transcribedElon Musk appeared at the Qatar Economic Forum via giant screen, delivering vague and defensive remarks. He downplayed the impact of his political giv...
Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill was supposed to rally Republicans but instead, it exposed a total mess. Tim and Sam break down the chaos, the SALT Caucu...
Rep. LaMonica McIver faces charges after a tense visit to a New Jersey ICE facility. Sam Stein and Adrian Carrasquillo break down the confrontation, w...
Tim Miller breaks down the political and legal implications of Donald Trump’s Justice Department agreeing to pay nearly $5 million to the family of As...
Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer was fired after refusing to recommend restoring Mel Gibson’s gun rights. She speaks out about Trump’s abuse of th...
A bogus lawsuit, a media merger, and a newsroom on the brink. Tim and JVL break down Trump’s latest power play.
Tim Miller and JVL talk Vice President JD Vance’s comments on Ukraine, framing it as "Joe Biden’s war" and casted doubt on continued U.S. support.
Sam Stein and Andrew Egger react to the news of former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis, and reflect on his personal and political legacy.
Michael Fanone joins Ben Parker to discuss the politicization of policing, the lies law enforcement has been sold, and why the people who attacked the...
Tim Miller explains how Trump’s team admits their own policies are hurting American businesses and consumers while pretending it is all good news.
Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to discuss Trump's reckless tariffs and high interest rates driving economic anxiety...
The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s push for immediate deportations, allowing a group of immigrants to challenge their removal...
Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill just crashed spectacularly in the House, sabotaged by Republicans themselves. Andrew Egger and Joe Perticon...
Sarah Longwell joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to break down how Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are hammering working families...
Sam Stein is joined by HuffPost’s Arthur Delaney to break down the infighting among Republicans over Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” budget bill, h...
Three prominent Yale professors are leaving the U.S. for Canada, warning that rising authoritarianism in America resembles 1930s fascism. The conversa...
JVL and Bill Kristol discuss how Trump’s authoritarian playbook depends on public corruption, loyalty tests, and billion-dollar payouts. And why the b...
JVL and Will Sommer deep dive into the social media accounts of one of the South African refugees who recently arrived in the US, uncovering far-right...
At a chaotic DHS hearing, Secretary Kristi Noem refused to admit a Trump-used photo was doctored, exposing how far officials will go to avoid contradi...
Sam Stein is joined by Senator Brian Schatz to break down the $400 million “gift” from Qatar to Donald Trump, raising serious constitutional and ethic...
