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America’s Most Powerful People Are Caving to Trump (w/ Richard North Patterson) | Bulwark on Sunday
41+ min ago (183+ words) Bill Kristol and Richard North Patterson trace how America went from a seemingly conventional political system to Trump’s second term, where the institutions and powerful people expected to serve as guardrails have often failed to stand up to him. A…...
Trump Used to Fantasize About Killing Suspects. Now He’s Doing It.
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (152+ words) Mona welcomes John Walsh and Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America to discuss Operation Southern Spear WOLA — Killing Spree: Extrajudicial Executions in the U.S. Boat Strikes CampaignThe Washington Post — Deadly U.S. boat strikes have failed to…...
Fear and Loathing Among the Fearful and Self-Loathing
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (229+ words) What I saw at Trump’s tribute to Trump in Dallas. NEVER BEFORE HAVE I BEEN a bigger fan of retired NBA star Dirk Nowitzki. Before entering the canopy for one last scan of our passes, two guys traveling to the…...
Command Post: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Pipeline Hit With Multiple Attacks
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (153+ words) The world’s oil supply is under attack once again. Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) break down the latest escalation across the Middle East, including an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, a critical alternative route designed to…...
It’s Getting Worse
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (411+ words) From the Republican midterm convention to Iran, things are falling apart. Bill Kristol sat in for Sarah today and JVL wore a little treat for everyone to mark the occasion. In case you’re not watching the video, the surprise is…...
Sometimes Terrorism Works
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (94+ words) The hardest lesson of 9/11. The hardest lesson of 9/11. The United States is on the verge of being chased out of the Middle East. Israel, which had been close to normalizing relations with its neighbors, is an international pariah state. The…...
She’s Helping Dems Take Back Congress. Trump Is Forcing Her to Self-Deport.
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1395+ words) Daysi Gonzalez has built a life here for 25 years, and a career as a formidable political operative. Now she is planning an exit she never chose. If Democrats take back the House in a blue wave, some of that success…...
Stephen Miller’s Wife Has Some Explaining to Do
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (117+ words) Will Sommer and Andrew Egger dig into Katie Miller’s previously undisclosed financial stake in Elon Musk’s xAI and why it may shed new light on her relentless promotion of Grok. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of…...
Tim Miller and Co: Live Coverage of Vance's Midterm Convention Speech
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (83+ words) A recording from The Bulwark’s live video Join Tim Miller, Sonny Bunch, Lauren Egan and Andrew Egger as they cover JD Vance's midterm convention speech live. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the…...
Trump’s $5,000 Midterm Ploy Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1169+ words) The math is impossible, the inflation risk is real, and the plan would attract an army of scammers. DEAR LORD, DO WE REALLY have to take this seriously? Again? I’m sorta loath to even analyze this “proposal” on the merits,…...