2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (125+ words) Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on Mike Johnson’s defense of Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera despite the gun YouTuber’s grotesque comments about women and children—and the stark contrast with how Democrats police their own candidates. Bulwark Takes brings…...

1+ day, 57+ 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…...

1+ day, 11+ hour 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…...

2+ 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…...

2+ 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…...

3+ day, 5+ 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…...

3+ day, 6+ 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,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (135+ words) Republican campaign swag is more expensive this year than in the last election cycle. “Starting on Day One of my new administration, we will end inflation, and we will make America affordable again,” Donald Trump said in 2024. “It’s not affordable....

3+ day, 10+ 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…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (162+ words) When a pro-Trump streamer was caught on camera coercing and harassing a woman, he blamed a suspicious joint. PRO-TRUMP INTERNET PERSONALITY Matt Tardio has made a career out of slamming the left. He was front and center last October at…...