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No Guns, No Drugs—Why Did We Blow Up These Boats?
Shocking new facts are still emerging about the campaign against ‘drug boats.’
 • Amanda Klasing
Meet the Millennial Pastor at the Vanguard of the MAGA Culture War
Pastor/influencer Russell Johnson is the media-savvy new face of growing, Trumpified churches.
 • Dominick Bonny
Republicans Have No Moral Authority Here
The party that’s spent a decade abetting fascism doesn’t get to preach to the rest of us.
 • Sarah Longwell
Dems See a Major Black Voter Backlash to SCOTUS
The Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act unleashed a wave of redistricting. Did it unleash a wave of voter anger too?
 • Lauren Egan
Damn the Risks, Pour Me Another Glass
Why I don’t plan to stop drinking alcohol.
 • Mona Charen
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Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even Worse Than You Think
Trump's AG nominee Todd Blanche lost Trump's own criminal trial, built an illegal slush fund, and lied on Fox News—and Republicans are confirming him…
 • Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann
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Raphael Warnock: Fight for Your Democracy
Donald Trump knows he is on target to lose the midterms, so he's busy laying the groundwork now for challenging the outcome in the fall.
 • Tim Miller and Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock
The War of Magical Thinking
Iran. Elon. Trump.
 • Jonathan V. Last
Get Ready for November’s ‘Stop the Steal’
Republicans’ reactions to the Los Angeles mayoral race preview their reactions to the midterms.
 • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift
The Libertarian Party Is Trying to De-MAGAfy Itself
Could Republicans ever follow suit?
 • Bernard Tamas
Sorry, That’s the Wrong Kind of ‘Invasion’
Team Trump keeps mum about Russia’s attack on Ukraine—but fixates on how immigrants ‘threaten’ Europe’s future.
 • Will Saletan
Trump’s Incredibly Misleading, Downright Outrageous Case for Medicaid Cuts
A new report has left economists flabbergasted.
 • Jonathan Cohn
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Booed at the NBA Finals, Stormed Off NBC—Trump Is DOWN BAD
A recording from The Bulwark's live video
 • Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Jonathan V. Last
The Freedom Caucus Is Cooked
Longtime Republican rebels are leaving Congress with their tails between their legs.
 • Joe Perticone
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Jason Calacanis: The Silicon Valley Vibes Are Still Pro-Trump
Trump's approval rating may be near record lows, but tech tycoons and powerhouse CEOs are still all-in with bending the knee to Trump and bearing him…
 • Tim Miller
Nazis, Real and Imagined
Graham Platner isn't a Nazi. Guess who is.
 • Jonathan V. Last
‘Disclosure Day’ Review
Close encounters of the trite kind.
 • Sonny Bunch
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Sam Stein Wrote a Hit Piece on Sarah?!
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Booed at the NBA Finals, Stormed Off NBC—Trump Is DOWN BAD
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NYT: Dan Bongino SCREAMED at Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files
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Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even Worse Than You Think
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Amy Walter: Everyone Is on the Take
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When He Swore an Oath, It Wasn’t to a Political Party. (w/ Seth Bodnar)
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The Thoughtlessness of AI Filmmaking
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North Korea's New Nuclear Doctrine | Shield of the Republic
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Demolition Donald
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Cam’s Gone & Things Are Getting Weirder (w/ Tahra Hoops)
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Three things to read, from JVL.
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Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.
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Sharp insights and fresh reporting on our nation’s economy, delivered to your inbox by the inimitable Catherine Rampell.
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Start your Saturdays with a roundup of what's happening in the news and around The Bulwark.
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In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.
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Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.
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A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.
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Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.
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A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.
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Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood
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Hegseth Loses His Holy War
A theological snit at the Pentagon serves as a reminder: Even for MAGA, religious pluralism still has its virtues.
 • Andrew Egger, Mona Charen, and Jim Swift
Putin’s ‘Cringe’ Weekend of Humiliation
His effort to put on a show of strength didn’t fool anyone.
 • Cathy Young
Talk of Canceling Elections Shows Trump Is Unfit for Office
No president has ever canceled a federal election, even in our deepest crises.
 • Robert Dallek
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Book Club: “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” (w/ Mark Hertling) | Mona Charen Show
A recording from The Bulwark's live video
 • Mona Charen and Mark Hertling
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Sorry, That’s the Wrong Kind of ‘Invasion’
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