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Abortion Is Back as an Issue for Dems'Even in Red States
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (865+ words) AFTER THE 2024 ELECTION, Democratic leadership quickly concluded that a major factor for their losses had been the party's significant drift left on social and cultural issues. And among the main policies where a recalibration seemed in order, abortion appeared top…...
Peter Hamby: How Far Can the DSA Go?
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (54+ words) The Mamdani sweep in NYC shows that the populist left is winning the arguments about Israel policy and on going after billionaires, but it sure seems like there may be limits to their success outside the blue urban core. Peter…...
BREAKING: Trump Suddenly Cancels Plans to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (38+ words) A recording from The Bulwark's live video BREAKING: Trump Suddenly Cancels Plans to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill Andrew Egger, Catherine Rampell and Joe Perticone went live to cover Trump's sudden decision not to sign the bipartisan housing bill....
Mayor Pete vs. the Imperial President
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (349+ words) Tonight the president of the United States will give a big speech kicking off the Great American State Fair. It will be an imperial performance. Donald Trump does not view himself as an elected representative or head of state. He…...
Command Post: Republicans Rebuke Trump Over Iran, Vote to End War
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (39+ words) A recording from The Bulwark's live video Command Post: Republicans Rebuke Trump Over Iran, Vote to End War Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the week's biggest military and foreign policy stories....
The President Finds His Happy Place
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (1242+ words) Isn't it exciting, living in one interesting time after another? Happy Wednesday. Join Mark Hertling and Ben Parker for Command Post live on Substack and You Tube at 10 a. m. EDT today. It's interesting, the things that jump out at you watching…...
Trump's Deportation Agenda Awaits SCOTUS'With Grandma at Risk
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (60+ words) Jonathan Cohn takes on Trump's push to end temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants'following home healthcare worker Maryse, who cares for a 96-year-old in South Florida, and what's actually at stake for the 350, 000+ people (and their U. S. -born children) facing deportation…...
Why the Trump Administration is Telling Us So Much About UFOs
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (341+ words) LAST MONTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE launched a government portal dedicated to releasing declassified files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs'an upmarket term for what most of us call UFOs. This is, apparently, what democratic accountability looks like in 2026. THE…...
JD Vance Called His OWN Iran Policy "Complete Idiocy
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (132+ words) Tim is sick, but he's strapping on his football helmet. Tim, Sarah, and JVL cover: The mysterious 79 year-old receiving non-public weight loss drugs (and if not Trump, who?) The latest revelations from Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman's new book. The…...
Trump's Intel Pick Wanted to Take America's Secrets Home (w/ Sen. Mark Warner)
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (0+ words) Sen....