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It’s Getting Worse
1+ day, 11+ 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…...
She’s Helping Dems Take Back Congress. Trump Is Forcing Her to Self-Deport.
1+ day, 18+ 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…...
How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (830+ words) After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Republican leaders opposed anti-Muslim sentiment. But the right’s worst instincts won. In the years since then, though, anti-Muslim rhetoric has become a right-wing shibboleth. We can’t go back to a time before Trump, but…...
Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez: Meet the Young MAGA Edgelords—and the One Who Got Away
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (193+ words) As Sarah explains in her new book, Trump has been so successful teaching a new generation of Republicans about the political value of vice signaling that Nazi talk and racism has become the norm among young MAGA edgelords. Sarah's book,…...
MAGA Thursdays: Laura Loomer Is Picking Fights at Trump’s MAGA Convention
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (124+ words) A recording from The Bulwark’s live video Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live for a special Thursday edition of MAGA Mondays. They give their takes on the fallout from Trump’s marathon RNC midterm convention speech, including his bizarre promise…...
Live Coverage of Trump's Midterm Convention Speech
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (132+ words) A recording from The Bulwark’s live video This is a long one, folks! If you’re not strong enough to enduring Trump’s speech, skip to 2:07:00 for post-ordeal commentary. Join Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell, Will Sommer and Sonny Bunch for live coverage…...
Dems to Trump: Please, Sir, the Stage Is Yours
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (588+ words) The party once worried about losing the attention wars. Now, they’re happy to cede the spotlight. THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE decided this spring against hosting a midterm convention to counterprogram the one Republicans are set to have this evening and…...
Bill Kristol: A Blue Wave vs. the Toxic Red Tide
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (277+ words) With just under two months until Election Day, Tim and Bill revisit the run-up to the midterms in 2006 and 1994, two major wave election cycles where the bottom just fell out from under the party in power. Bill Kristol joins Tim…...
Pennsylvania Republicans: We’re Toast
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1055+ words) Stacy Garrity is trailing in fundraising and the polls—and GOP officials are lowering expectations all the way to the basement. “Well, I don’t know, I think Gov. Shapiro has a pretty strong position there,” Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) told…...
MAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Rich Baris)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) MAGA pollster Rich Baris joins Tim Miller to explain why Republicans may be underestimating just how competitive the 2026 Senate map could become. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This…...