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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.
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Trump Just Said Something Shocking About Israel
May 20, 2026
JVL and Andrew Egger give their takes on Donald Trump’s bizarre comments about wanting to be prime minister of Israel, his relationship with Netanyahu, and his supposed “99%” approval rating in…
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May 20, 2026
Donald Trump turns 80 next month, but Democrats still seem reluctant to make his age and health a political issue. Sam Stein and Lauren Egan give their takes on the questions about Trump’s bruised…
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Why in the World Are We Pulling Troops out of Poland? | Command Post
May 20, 2026
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live on Wednesday morning to give their takes on NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's comments about the Strait of Hormuz and the reported plan by the…
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Trump Humiliates John Cornyn With Paxton Endorsement
May 19, 2026
Donald Trump just endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime Senator John Cornyn. Tim Miller joined Chris Jansing on MS Now to say it’s one of the most humiliating political rejections…
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BREAKING: Thomas Massie Loses Primary Against Trump-Backed Challenger
May 19, 2026
Sam Stein and JVL give their takes on Rep. Thomas Massie's primary loss to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein. Make today a good day, and get yourself some Soul gummies. Right now, Soul is offering…
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Every MAGA Grifter in America is Lined Up for a Piece of Trump’s Slush Fund
May 19, 2026
Andrew Egger and Will Sommer take on the chaos erupting inside the January 6th world now that Trump's $1.776 billion "weaponization" slush fund is real — including two MAGA lawyers in an all-out war…
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Trump’s Old and Shrinking Republican Party | Morning Shots LIVE
May 19, 2026
Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to discuss the terms of Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund for his fans, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defending the outrageous fund to Congress, Trump’s…
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A Congressman Called His Penis a Pine Cone. We Have Questions.
May 19, 2026
Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer are finally doing it live—and before they hit the stage in San Diego, they’re warming up with the week’s most unhinged news from MAGA World. Trump is amplifying…
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Seriously, Share This With Your Fox-Watching MAGA Friends
May 18, 2026
Tim Miller takes on Trump's last-minute decision to stand down from a planned military strike on Iran, and why the real story isn't the diplomacy, it's who's doing the asking. Qatar, Saudi Arabia…
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Yes, Trump’s Disgraceful IRS Settlement is REAL
May 18, 2026
Andrew Egger and Joe Perticone give their takes on Trump’s shocking new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund, a scheme that could funnel taxpayer money to January 6 defendants and…
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Trump Stumbles in Bible Reading + Possible IRS Settlement NEWS! | MAGA Mondays LIVE
May 18, 2026
Sam Stein and Will Sommer went live to cover Trump withdrawing his $10B lawsuit against the IRS, the $1.7B slush fund for MAGA allies, Trump’s bizarre Bible reading, Laura Loomer’s fight with Thomas…
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What Would Jesus Do? Apparently, Build a Billion Dollar Ballroom
May 17, 2026
Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky join together in New Orleans for a weekend potpourri: the most expensive congressional primary in history (and why a Parkland survivor is rooting for the libertarian gun…
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Trump’s Revenge Tour Takes Down Another Republican Senator
May 17, 2026
Bill Cassidy tried to survive Trump’s wrath after voting for his impeachment. It didn’t work. Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell take on Cassidy’s crushing third place finish, Lindsey Graham’s comments…
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The Real Reason Kamala Harris Lost (w/ Rob Flaherty)
May 17, 2026
Rob Flaherty, deputy campaign manager of Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign, joins Bill Kristol for Bulwark on Sunday to discuss his massive article on the missing DNC autopsy, what really…
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Trump Blew Up the Economy—and Bragged About It!
May 16, 2026
Will Saletan takes on Donald Trump’s own words on the Iran war, gas prices, inflation, and the economy — and methodically shows how Trump keeps contradicting himself on camera. From $300 oil to “I…
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Trump Goes to China, Gets Nothing, Comes Back to Iran Crisis
May 15, 2026
Tim Miller talked to Nicolle Wallace on MS Now to give his take on Trump’s embarrassing summit in China, where Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and left with no results for ending the war…
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Republicans Are Running A Fake Democratic Campaign In Texas (w/ Johnny Garcia)
May 15, 2026
Tim Miller is joined by Johnny Garcia, a Democrat running in Texas’s 35th Congressional District, where a closely watched runoff on May 26 could help decide control of a key House seat. Garcia, a…
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Trump Planning Taxpayer-Funded, $1.7 Billion Slush Fund for Political Allies | Receipts Live
May 15, 2026
Catherine Rampell and JVL went LIVE to give their takes on Trump's reported plans for a secretive $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund that could quietly reward Jan. 6 defendants and Trump…
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"Make-a-Wish" Kash Patel Turned the FBI Into a Bachelor Party
May 14, 2026
Tim Miller takes on reports that Kash Patel is snorkeling at Pearl Harbor, rigging the most wanted list, and jetting his girlfriend around Europe on your dime. Meanwhile Trump just created a $1.7…
Republicans Just Handed Black Voter Organizers Their Best Message Ever (w/ Joshua Doss)
May 14, 2026
Joshua Doss joins Sam Stein to discuss why Black voters are abandoning the Democratic Party, how Republican redistricting may have accidentally handed organizers their most powerful message in years…
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Tim Can’t Stop Laughing at Rand Paul’s Son’s Twitter Name
May 14, 2026
Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and JVL are doing a bonus not-quite-TNL to take on Trump’s staggering $10 billion lawsuit scheme against the federal government, the MAGA civil war over Thomas Massie, and…
Rand Paul’s Son Berates GOP Congressman in Drunken Anti-Semitic Outburst
May 13, 2026
Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the report from NOTUS that Senator Rand Paul’s son confronted Congressman Mike Lawler in a drunken late-night exchange that reportedly included…
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Kash Patel Gets Grilled on His Drinking Habits in Senate Hearing
May 13, 2026
Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the explosive Senate hearing where Senator Chris Van Hollen pressed FBI Director Kash Patel over his reported heavy drinking, leak hunts, and polygraph…
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Trump Pardoned Him. He Pulled a Gun on Someone at Church.
May 13, 2026
Tim Miller gives his take on the troubling pattern involving several January 6 defendants who were pardoned by Donald Trump and have since been re-arrested or charged with new crimes in the last…
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Rep. Adam Smith: We Need An Investigation Into The U.S. Strike on The Iranian Girl’s School
May 12, 2026
Sam Stein is joined by Rep. Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, for his take on Trump’s war in Iran, the $29 billion estimate of the cost of the war, the $1.2 trillion…
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BREAKING: Trump's FDA Commissioner RESIGNS
May 12, 2026
Jonathan Cohn and Andrew Egger are going live to cover the breaking news that FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has resigned. Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to…
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Trump Goes Insane Online As Inflation Spikes | Morning Shots Live
May 12, 2026
Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live at 10am ET to discuss Trump's insane overnight Truth Social posts about how “Dumacrats Love Sewage” and how Barack Obama should be prosecuted for treason…
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Trump Admits His Tariffs Are Raising Prices
May 11, 2026
Sam Stein joined Katy Tur on MS Now to break down the Trump administration’s increasingly desperate messaging on the economy as prices keep climbing and voters feel the squeeze. As top Trump economic…
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Pastor Insists Giant Gold Trump Statue Is NOT a “Golden Calf” | MAGA Mondays
May 11, 2026
Sam Stein and Will Sommer went live at 10am ET on Monday, May 11 to discuss the golden statue of Trump just unveiled at his golf club, the Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy going on a 7-month…
The Greatest War Movies Ever Made, According to a Retired General
May 10, 2026
Sonny Bunch and Lt. General Mark Hertling (Ret.) break down the greatest war movies ever made from "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down" to "Gettysburg" and "Patton." But this isn’t just a…
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