Elon Stirs the Fever Swamp as Trump World SPLINTERS Over Epstein
What happens when the biggest chaos agent online turns his sights on Trump? Bill Kristol and Sam Stein talk through Musk’s latest moves, the media meltdown around the Epstein memo, and the deeper dysfunction roiling the right.
11m Jul 09, 2025
11m
INCREDIBLE New Book on Trump’s Unlikely Comeback
Sam Stein sits down with Tyler Pager, Isaac Arnsdorf, and Josh Dawsey, co-authors of 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and Democrats Lost America, to break down the biggest political rematch of our time. We find out how Trump surprised even his inner circle, why Biden's age wasn't the only issue, and how Kamala Harris tried (and struggled) to define her moment. You can purchase the book h...
33m Jul 09, 2025
33m
Pam Bondi’s Epstein Binder Blunder Exposes Political Motives
Will Sommer is joined by journalist Tara Palmeri to discuss the DOJ’s recent memo closing the Jeffrey Epstein case, Pam Bondi’s reversal on the investigation, and the many unanswered questions about evidence and ongoing investigations. Follow @tarapalmeri Subscribe to Tara’s Substack (https://www.tarapalmeri.com)
11m Jul 08, 2025
11m
Trump’s Chaos Is Costing Ukrainian Lives
Tim Mak: Living in Ukraine right now is less about the fear that you’ll be killed at any given time, and more about the ever-present stress of never being safe. The difference between the two is that the former is an acute, specific situation, and the latter is a chronic condition that never leaves you. Every time you hear a motor accelerate, you think it might be the air sirens whirring to lif...
23m Jul 08, 2025
23m
Why the Texas Flash Floods Were So Deadly
Sam Stein talks with Washington Post meteorologist Matthew Cappucci to break down the tragic flash floods that swept through central Texas and find out what made them so deadly. Cappucci explains how a nearly invisible system of triggers, moisture from Tropical Storm Barry, and stagnant storm cells led to a catastrophic rise in river levels from 3 feet to 34 feet in just 90 minutes. They also...
19m Jul 08, 2025
19m
All of The Unpatriotic Garbage Trump Said On the Fourth of July
Will Saletan shows how Trump used Independence Day to spread rage and revisionist history. From joking about migrant deaths to threatening opponents and reporters, his message had little to do with American values and everything to do with himself.
9m Jul 08, 2025
9m
Conspiracy Crazies FREAK OUT After Epstein Update
Sam Stein talks with Will Sommer about the latest twist in the Epstein saga and why Pam Bondi’s big promises just went up in smoke. From binder theatrics to conspiracy fallout, it’s all unraveling.
14m Jul 07, 2025
14m
Kash Patel's Crazy Election Theory Came From Where?!
Trump allies are pushing a wild new conspiracy: fake Chinese IDs, TikTok, and underground COVID bases all supposedly helped steal the 2020 election. Will Sommer unpacks the most recent edition of False Flag.
13m Jul 05, 2025
13m
Trump’s Iran Lie Is “Mission Accomplished” All Over Again
Will Saletan takes a deep dive into Donald Trump’s lies about the Iran strikes, revisits his past criticism of George W. Bush’s Iraq war messaging, and unpacks how Trump is now discrediting accurate reporting to defend his narrative.
6m Jul 04, 2025
6m
BREAKING: House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Andrew Egger, Sam Stein, Sarah Longwell, and Jonathan Cohn discuss the House vote on Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
38m Jul 03, 2025
38m
APPALLING Allegations of Trump Admin Abuse in El Salvador
Tim Miller takes on the shocking allegations of abuse contained in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s new lawsuit against the Trump administration. The disturbing claims include torture, severe beatings, and psychological abuse. Has Trump’s administration knowingly sent innocent people into unimaginable conditions? What does this say about America’s moral culpability?
13m Jul 03, 2025
13m
Tim Miller: This Is a Real Warning Sign for the Economy
Tim Miller joins MSNBC's Deadline: White House to share his takes on the horrible job numbers and how a pardoned Jan. 6th rioter is now working for the Department of Justice. Watch MSNBC’s Deadline: White House – https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house
15m Jul 03, 2025
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Murkowski’s Absurd Plan Could Leave Millions Hungry
Congress is quietly overhauling SNAP, the food assistance program that helps millions. A sneaky formula, crafted to win Lisa Murkowski’s vote, could shift massive costs to states and cut benefits for millions, all while rewarding high error rates.
12m Jul 02, 2025
12m
Obama and Bush Team Up To Shred Trump Over USAID
In a rare moment of public unity, Barack Obama and George W. Bush condemned Trump for shutting down USAID. The closure ends a bipartisan legacy of providing lifesaving aid, leaving millions without vital medicine and support.
8m Jul 02, 2025
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Was This A Bribe! CBS' $16 Million Surrender To Trump Is Complete
Trump settled a lawsuit with Paramount/CBS over their editing of a 60 Minutes segment featuring Kamala Harris. He walked away with $16 million, without CBS admitting fault, fueling new claims of media bias and political manipulation.
18m Jul 02, 2025
18m
Tim and Sam: The GOP Is Pathetic
Tim Miller and Sam Stein join MSNBC’s Deadline: White House (https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house) to discuss the political cowardice behind the GOP's rushed passage of Trump's deeply unpopular bill. They unpack Senator Lisa Murkowski's baffling decision to support legislation she knows will harm Americans, and Republicans' willingness to cave to Trump's demands at the expense of their ow...
16m Jul 02, 2025
16m
Tim Miller: MAGA Influencers’ Glee Over “Alligator Alcatraz” Is So Gross
Tim Miller joins Chris Jansing to discuss the disturbing “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new ICE detention center in the Florida Everglades. They discuss the cruelty behind the project and the grotesque MAGA merch boom surrounding it, including Benny Johnson already showing off the hats. Watch Chris Jansing Reports on MSNBC (https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports)
7m Jul 01, 2025
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Live Reaction: Trump’s Bill Passes, but at What Cost for the GOP?
Sarah Longwell, Jonathan V. Last, and Jonathan Cohn were live when the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” passed the Senate. Watch their live reaction and commentary on the razor-thin margin, the implications for “moderate” Republicans in the Senate, and how this bill may shape the country’s finances and politics for years to come.
23m Jul 01, 2025
23m
Rep. Brendan Boyle Blasts New GOP Budget Trick
Sam Stein interviews Rep. Brendan Boyle about the GOP’s new budget maneuver, what it means for Medicaid, and how Republicans are breaking decades of precedent to push tax cuts for the wealthy.
16m Jul 01, 2025
16m
Zohran Advisor: How We BEAT the Cuomo Machine
Democratic strategist Rebecca Katz joins Lauren Egan to discuss how she helped Zohran Mamdani win New York City’s mayoral primary by tapping into voter frustrations with clear, relatable messaging on affordability. Can the Democratic Party learn anything from this? This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. As the largest online therapy provider in the world, BetterHelp can provide access to mental...
16m Jul 01, 2025
16m
Elon Threatens To TAKE DOWN Republicans Who Vote for Bill
Elon Musk just declared open political war on Republicans backing the controversial spending bill, promising to primary every single one of them. Tim Miller and Sam Stein take on the question of whether Musk is serious, just grandstanding, or completely clueless about GOP politics. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. As the largest online therapy provider in the world, BetterHelp can provide...
9m Jul 01, 2025
9m
Fetterman Acts Like a BABY, Complains About Bill Process
Tim and Sam take on Sen. Fetterman's complaint that his job in the Senate is keeping him away from the beach. With healthcare for millions, billions in aid, and the fiscal future of the United States on the line, the question is raised: Is it time for Fetterman to get serious—or get out? This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. As the largest online therapy provider in the world, BetterHelp can p...
9m Jul 01, 2025
9m
GOP Senator Goes OFF on Trump’s Budget Bill
Republican Senator Thom Tillis followed up his announcement that he won't seek reelection with a surprise Senate floor speech blasting Trump's budget bill that would cut Medicaid for over 600,000 people in North Carolina. Sam breaks down the speech and the Trump-Tillis feud that unfolded before Tillis' announcement.
10m Jun 30, 2025
10m
Republicans Admit They’re Voting for Disaster
Sam Stein is joined by health policy reporter Jonathan Cohn to break down the shocking reality of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” barreling toward passage in the Senate. Watch Jonathan's interview with Kentucky Gov. Beshear: https://youtu.be/1HsHyKFNOhA Read his latest piece here: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/medicaid-cuts-republicans-severing-lifeline-north-carolina
17m Jun 29, 2025
17m
Bulwark On Sunday: The Velociraptors Have Learned How To Open Their Cage
Thomas Joscelyn, senior fellow at the. Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joined Bill Kristol to discuss Trump's authoritarian impulses, how far he will go and if we can stop them.
42m Jun 29, 2025
42m
How a Zombie Apocalypse EXPOSES Global Politics
Sonny Bunch is joined by Daniel Drezner—professor at Tufts, co-host of Space The Nation, and author of the cult classic Theories of International Politics and Zombies. They discuss why zombies make the perfect lens for understanding global relations, pandemics and government response post- 2020.
14m Jun 28, 2025
14m
RFK Jr.'s MAHA Minions Are Super Pissed At Him Over Watches
Sonny Bunch and Will Sommer break down RFK Jr.'s $20 million government ad push to make wearable health tech “cool.” But his own Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) base isn’t buying it—raising alarms about surveillance, data privacy, and insider business ties. Plus, an update on the Liver King’s strange feud with Joe Rogan and how ayahuasca may have played a role.
14m Jun 28, 2025
14m
Trump Flirting with a Reporter is Peak Creepiness
We’re stuck in a political time warp. Tim Miller breaks down two stories that show how we’re still reliving the madness of 2020: Donald Trump cozying up to a propagandist from Mike Lindell’s pillow “news” network, and Gavin Newsom suing Fox News for the exact amount they paid Dominion.
10m Jun 28, 2025
10m
Gov. Beshear: "The Goal of This Bill Is to Kick People Off Medicaid"
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joins Jonathan Cohn to discuss the impact of the Republican healthcare bill moving through Congress, including proposed Medicaid cuts, rural hospital closures, and job losses. Read More in The Bulwark, "Trump’s About to Slash Medicaid. TV News Has Barely Noticed." (https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-about-to-slash-medicaid-tv)
22m Jun 27, 2025
22m
SCOTUS Just Blew Up Nationwide Injunctions
Leah Litman, law professor and author of "Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes" joins Sam Stein to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting nationwide injunctions and its implications for Trump’s executive order targeting birthright citizenship. Also, the potential consequences for civil rights enforcement, and how this decision could ...
23m Jun 27, 2025
23m
Bezos REALLY Wants to be Trump’s New BFF
Tim Miller just got off MSNBC and has more to say about Jeff Bezos’s shameless attempts to cozy up to Donald Trump, all in the name of winning more government contracts for Blue Origin. Bezos is proving that even billionaires will debase themselves to serve power, from inviting Trump to his lavish Venice wedding to producing a pro-Melania documentary for Amazon.
6m Jun 27, 2025
6m
Racist Republicans Want to DEPORT Zohran?!
Sam Stein and Tim Miller break down the grotesque and dangerous rhetoric from GOP Reps. Andy Ogles and Nancy Mace, who suggested deporting New York mayoral candidate and naturalized U.S. citizen Zohran Mamdani. We go beyond the outrage to explain how trolling rhetoric like this is often a precursor to actual policy, and why ignoring it is not an option.
9m Jun 26, 2025
9m
GOP FLIPS OUT As Trump’s Healthcare Cuts GUTTED
Jonathan Cohn joins Sam Stein to go inside the GOP’s latest healthcare debacle, after the Senate parliamentarian blocks up to $400 billion in Medicaid cuts. Can Republicans recover—or are they out of options?
19m Jun 26, 2025
19m
Sarah and Tim: Voters Reject Trump’s Cuts
Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller join Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House (https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house) to discuss the political fallout from Trump’s healthcare cuts, growing voter backlash, and GOP infighting. Sarah also spotlights Home of the Brave (https://ofthebrave.org/) , a new campaign sharing stories of Americans harmed by Trump’s agenda.
23m Jun 26, 2025
23m
Trump's Evil Immigration Plan Just Got More Diabolical
Tim Miller talks to Aaron Reichlin-Melnick about how the Trump administration is aggressively deporting immigrants not to their home countries, but to unfamiliar third countries—often places facing severe unrest. This alarming tactic leaves people stranded, without resources or support, raising urgent human rights concerns.
18m Jun 25, 2025
18m
Mamdani's Victory In NYC Sparks IDENTITY CRISIS for Dems
Sam Stein, John Avlon, and Lauren Egan break down Zohran Mamdani’s stunning win in the NYC mayoral primary, Andrew Cuomo’s abrupt concession, and why moderates are panicking about what comes next.
19m Jun 25, 2025
19m
LIVE REACTION: Bill and Tim on the New York Mayoral Primary and ZOHRAN-MENTUM
Bill Kristol and Tim Miller break down the NYC mayoral race as Cuomo concedes to Mamdani.
43m Jun 25, 2025
43m
MTG Just Blamed The Jews For Killing JFK!?
Tim and Sam dissect Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest deranged fever dream, featuring Jesus, JFK, conspiracies, and a whole lot of unhinged energy. Yes, it’s a real tweet.
9m Jun 25, 2025
9m
Putin Hit a Passenger Train with a North Korean Missile (w/ Caolan Robertson)
Tim Miller connects with Caolan Robertson, reporting live from Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure. Broadcasting from an active train station near a recent missile strike, Robertson describes Ukraine’s unshakable resilience—embodied by its rail workers, the “Iron People.” Watch Caolan's report on Russian Soldiers' Cannibalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr0w...
13m Jun 25, 2025
13m
McConnell Goes FULL VILLAIN With Heartless Medicaid Remark
Tim Miller and Sam Stein break down the Senate’s rush to jam through cuts to Medicaid, Mitch McConnell’s brutal quote, and why Republicans keep targeting their own voters.
10m Jun 24, 2025
10m
Trump Freaking Out, Cusses at Reporters Over Failed Ceasefire
Tim Miller and Sam Stein deep dive into Trump’s explicit comments at reports as frustration gets the best of him due to the unraveling ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Bring on the good vibes and treat yourself to Soul today! Go to https://GetSoul.com and use the code BULWARKTAKES for 30% off your order.
9m Jun 24, 2025
9m
“Abject Humiliation” Judge Shreds Trump’s DOJ; Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Release Ordered
Sam Stein and Adam Klasfeld break down the judge’s decision to order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release after he was wrongfully detained and sent to prison in El Salvador, delivering a strong and scathing rebuke to Trump’s DOJ. Read More from Adam in All Rise News, "Kilmar Abrego must be freed, judge rules — but ICE might grab him anyway" (https://www.allrisenews.com/p/abrego-release-ruling) Brin...
15m Jun 24, 2025
15m
Trump’s Truth Social Meltdown Rant Keeps Coming
Trump spent the morning posting to Truth Social about oil prices and nuclear threats. Tim and Sam discuss why the chaotic bleats could be incredibly dangerous. Bring on the good vibes and treat yourself to Soul today! Go to GetSoul.com (https://getsoul.com/) and use the code BULWARKTAKES for 30% off your order.
10m Jun 23, 2025
10m
Tim, Sarah and JVL React to Iran Firing Missiles at U.S. Bases
Iran officially retaliated today after the U.S. bombed nuclear sites in the country over the weekend. Tim, Sarah and JVL reacted to it live and chatted further about Lisa Murkowski and the NYC mayoral race.
36m Jun 23, 2025
36m
Masked Agents Violently Beat Father of US Marines, Shove Into Unmarked Vehicle
Tim Miller discusses disturbing footage of the brutal beating, pepper spraying and detainment of father of three Marines by masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests while working his landscaping job in Santa Ana, CA. Footage from @santaanaproblems on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLLIdkuyexi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
10m Jun 23, 2025
10m
HUMILIATING: JD’s Iran Spin Obliterated by Trump
Tim Miller unpacks how JD Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth got undercut in real time after defending Trump’s Iran strike.
9m Jun 23, 2025
9m
Was Trump Right About Striking Iran? (w/ Eric Edelman) | Bulwark on Sunday
This week on Bulwark on Sunday, Bill Kristol and Eric Edelman break down the Iran strike, the decision to bypass Congress, and what it reveals about America's foreign policy and future.
52m Jun 22, 2025
52m
“I Found Out on Twitter”: Trump Kept Congress In The Dark on Iran Strikes
Sam Stein and Rep. Jim Himes break down the administration’s decision to bypass Congress before striking Iran. They explore the constitutional concerns, the risk to U.S. troops, and what might come next.
19m Jun 22, 2025
19m
Trump Demands Special Counsel, Still Not Over 2020 Election
Sam Stein and Andrew Egger discuss Trump’s latest bleat demanding a special council to investigate the 2020 election, and why this old conspiracy push is as pointless as ever.
11m Jun 20, 2025
11m
Trump’s Bizarre Obsession with “Two Weeks”
Trump says everything is two weeks away: infrastructure, tariffs, peace in the Middle East, nukes in Iran, and even wiretaps. Sam Stein and Andrew Egger break down the president’s bizarre obsession with a 14-day timeline, tracing it from 2017 to the present day. It’s a running gag with real consequences.
9m Jun 19, 2025
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