Bulwark Takes

Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump

Will Saletan lays out the case against Donald Trump that Jack Smith never got to present at trial. Drawing from Smith’s testimony before Congress, Will looks at the evide

A Trump Rally, A Funeral and a Revealing Day in Ohio | Bulwark on Sunday

Bill Kristol is joined by Andrew Egger, reporting fresh from Ohio after an extraordinary day on the ground: the funeral of 20-year-old Haitian immigrant Pierre Damas Bel

BOMBSHELL POLL: NYT/Siena Finds a Stunning Shift in Red America

A bombshell New York Times/Siena poll shows Democrats running surprisingly strong across traditionally red states, including Texas, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas. Cather

Trump Just Posted GOP Sen. Tom Cotton’s Private Phone Number

Donald Trump posted Tom Cotton’s private phone number because the Arkansas senator is blocking his push for permanent daylight saving time. Will Saletan and Joe Perticone

LIVE: Sarah Longwell AMA

Ben Parker puts Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell through an AMA on how a Democratic House should investigate the Trump administration, what focus groups reveal about Jame

The Daily Wire is Making the Most MAGA Movie Imaginable

Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the leaked script for the Daily Wire’s upcoming fictional movie Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE thriller set amid an imagined Antifa siege of a

Trump Crashes Out: You Haven't Asked "One F'ing Positive Question"

Catherine Rampell and Andrew Egger break down Donald Trump’s bizarre new interview with Time Magazine, from his claims about having the “highest” IQ to his ever-changing

Elissa Slotkin Spots a Big Warning Sign for Trump’s GOP | Command Post

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joins Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker to share her takes on what she learned from her recent trips to Hungary and Poland and what

Ex-CIA Officer Warns: Trump is Gutting the Expertise America Needs Right Now

Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos and national security reporter Michael Weiss take on the attempted hijacking of a flight bound for Tel Aviv, a suspected plot targe

Pete Hegseth’s Speech Was a Hyper-Macho Freak Show

Sam Stein and Ben Parker give their takes on Pete Hegseth’s bizarre State of the Force address, from his “no fatties, no weirdos” vision for the military to his fixation

Ken Paxton’s Leaked Trump Comments Are a Spectacular Own Goal

Ken Paxton is caught on tape blaming Donald Trump for hurting his Senate campaign, telling a small group of donors that Trump’s Texas convention actually hurt his numbers

Command Post: Hegseth Takes an Axe to Generals, Admirals and Military Education

Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on Pete Hegseth’s reported plan to cut 20% of the military’s general and flag officers, and what that could

GOP Senator’s Jack Smith Ambush Ends in Spectacular Humiliation

Sam Stein and Andrew Egger give their takes on Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt’s disastrous attempt to catch former special counsel Jack Smith in a perjury trap during a Sen

BREAKING: Jack Smith Comes Out Swinging in Hearing | Morning Shots

Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol give their takes on Jack Smith’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Smith defended his decision to prosecute Donald Trum

This Kash Patel Photo Raises Some VERY Awkward Questions

Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos are back to give their takes on the latest allegations of corruption and counterintelligence concerns surrounding the Trump administ

MAGA Mondays: Trump Admin Party Video Sparks MAGA Backlash

Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the latest drama on the online right, from a bizarre AI video posted by Trump aide Dan Scavino to the growing influence of QAnon cons

Trump Said It Out Loud. His Cabinet Says It Never Happened.

Trump says he’s banning news organizations over negative coverage. Then his own officials go on TV and insist that’s not what’s happening. Will Saletan meticulously break

Just How Crazy is the White House Right Now? (w/ Sarah Matthews) | Bulwark on Sunday

Trump’s White House is racking up losses, picking fights with the press, and increasingly operating without anyone willing to tell the president no. Bill Kristol talks wi

Trump’s MAGA Replacement for the Media Is an Amateur-Hour Disaster

Catherine Rampell and Will Sommer take on Trump’s escalating war on the White House press, the amateur-hour MAGA media operation stepping in to replace the traditional Wh

Inside the Strange CIA Briefing That Sent Europe Into a Panic

Marc Polymeropoulos and Michael Weiss examine the growing Russian threat in Europe, separating the real danger of Russian sabotage and state terrorism from the media pani