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Abdul El-Sayed Trolls Trump With an Offer He Might Actually Accept

Andrew Egger is joined by Jonathan Cohn to look at the next big health care fight facing Democrats. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has made Donald Trump a bizarre offer: su

Trump’s Amateur Diplomats Get Played

Ukraine is finding ways around Elon Musk's Starlink restrictions, and Moscow isn't happy. Michael Weiss and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos discuss Trump's chaotic

Kalshi CEO Defended Hiring Don Jr. Just Days Before Everything Changed

Just days before Kalshi parted ways with Donald Trump Jr., Catherine Rampell sat down with CEO Tarek Mansour for a wide-ranging conversation about the booming prediction

Young Republicans Are Openly Revolting Against Trump

MAGA’s next generation is turning against Trump, and the fight over the Republican Party’s future is getting ugly. Andrew Egger and Will Sommer examine the revolt among y

BREAKING: NVIDIA CEO Out, Trump Nixes Iran Negotiations | Morning Shots

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is out following revelations about his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and the fallout could reach all the way to Donald Trump’s White

Even Trump Admits His Immigration Crackdown Went Too Far. Why Is It Still Happening?

Trump says his immigration crackdown went too far, but the horrors continue. Tim Miller shares two disturbing stories: a seven-year-old girl locked in an ICE detention ce

Former DOJ Official Tears Apart Trump Admin’s Threat to Congress (w/ Elliot Williams)

The White House is threatening criminal charges against Democrats for investigating the Trump administration. But does it have any legal basis? Catherine Rampell and form

Neo-Nazi Accidentally Livestreams Himself Performing Sex Act | MAGA Wednesdays

Sam Stein and Will Sommer return for a special Wednesday edition of MAGA Mondays, and the stories are somehow even more embarrassing than usual. A neo-Nazi leader acciden

Dropkick Murphys Frontman Says MAGA Fans Are Finally Turning on Trump (w/ Ken Casey)

Sarah Longwell sits down with Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey to talk about the election, the working-class voters turning away from Trump, and why Democrats can’t af

Listen to the Moment a Math Teacher’s Former Students Realize He Won (w/ Jake Johnson)

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅ : https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored A high school math teacher just pulled off one

Trump Was Warned About the Spy in Nvidia CEO’s Bed

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅ : https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored  Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos examine t

Desperate Hegseth Lashes Out Amid Impeachment Efforts | Command Post

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅ : https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored  Pete Hegseth is facing impeachment, and his res

BREAKING: Trump Hosts Ridiculous Press Conference with UFC CEO Dana White

Sam Stein and Tim Miller went live to watch Trump unravel at an impromptu press conference, where he dodges questions about a Chinese spy allegedly tied to Nvidia’s CEO,

Trump Stabs His Most Loyal Republicans in the Back

Will Saletan breaks down Donald Trump’s response to the Republican Party’s midterm wipeout, as the president scrambles to blame everyone but himself. Trump claims the Ala

Trump’s Interview Sends MAGA Into a Full-Blown Meltdown | MAGA Mondays

Will Sommer and Sam Stein look at the growing cracks in Trump’s MAGA coalition after the midterm losses. Trump is floating a possible immigration deal with Democrats, sen

Todd Blanche’s CNN Interview Could Come Back to Bite Him

Todd Blanche went on CNN to defend Trump’s threats to imprison Democrats, dismiss allegations against Susie Wiles, and promise to protect Stephen Miller from congressiona

Mike Murphy Asks: Will The GOP Finally Cut Trump Loose? | Bulwark on Sunday

After Trump’s crushing midterm defeat, could Republicans finally decide they’re better off without him? Bill Kristol and veteran Republican strategist Mike Murphy examine

Picking the Biggest 2026 GOP Loser Is Harder Than You Think

There were so many spectacular Republican failures in 2026 that Tim Miller and Sam Stein decided to turn them into a fantasy draft. From Vivek Ramaswamy and Ken Paxton to

Stephen Miller May Now Be the De Facto President

Trump’s response to a crushing midterm defeat? Putting Stephen Miller in charge of the White House. Bill Kristol and former Trump aide Sarah Matthews discuss why Miller c

Democrat Who Flipped a Red Seat Reveals the Shocking Question Voters Kept Asking (w/ Zack Mullock)

Almost nobody thought Jeff Van Drew’s seat was in play. But Zack Mullock pulled off one of the election’s biggest upsets, defeating the Trump loyalist in a supposedly saf