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Lis Smith: A Very Vengeful President
Tim just happened to quote from an official Iranian news agency about how the regime is cleaning up in their negotiations with the Trump administration, and the White House accused him of being a foreign agent.
Tim just happened to quote f...
A Cage Fight for America
Sarah and JVL talk about the ongoing meltdown of Trump’s Freedom 250 event; the inappropriateness of putting a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn; John Cornyn’s sudden understanding of what Trump is; and Bari Weiss’s murder of 60 Minute...
Hollywood’s About to Change (Again)
Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in Obsession. (Courtesy of Focus Features)
SITTING IN A DALLAS THEATER on Wednesday night for a raucous, packed showing of Obsession, the new hit from YouTube wunderkind Curry Barker, I couldn’t help bu...
The Murder of ‘60 Minutes’
(Photo illustration by The Bulwark / Photos: National Museum of American History, Shutterstock)
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This week a bunch of people you’ve likely never heard of were pushed out of 60 Minutes by Bari Weiss. Simultaneously, Weiss h...
Ro Khanna Tosses the First Grenade Into the 2028 Democratic Primary
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on April 29, 2026. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
THE DIVIDING LINES in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary are coming into focus. And they’re running...
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Policy Editor at The Bulwark. Host of the Mona Charen Show podcast.
Senior Editor, The Bulwark.
Editor, The Bulwark
Writer-at-Large, The Bulwark Host of the Bulwark Podcast
Culture Editor
Writer, The Bulwark ... Author, SICK (2007) and THE TEN YEAR WAR (2021) ... Fan of Red Sox, Dolphins, Wolverines, Billy Joel ... Proud husband & dad
Senior Reporter at The Bulwark
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A political writer in New York. Defending the American system at home and the liberal order abroad.
Editor at Large, The Bulwark. Director, Defending Democracy Together. Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.
Writer for New York Magazine.
Andrew Egger is White House correspondent for The Bulwark. He previously covered politics for The Dispatch and The Weekly Standard.
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) (@MarkHertling) was commander of U.S. Army Europe from 2011 to 2012. He also commanded 1st Armored Division in Germany and Multinational Division-North during the surge in Iraq from 2007 to 2009.
John Avlon is an award-winning journalist and author. His books include Lincoln & the Fight for Peace; Washington's Farewell and Wingnuts. He is a former CNN senior political analyst & anchor and editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.
I’ve covered immigration and Latino voters over the last decade. Now: Author, Huddled Masses a brand new newsletter from The Bulwark. Having a blast doing this work. Bad Bunny aficionado in my free time.
Reporter at The Bulwark
Professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where I created and directed our strategic studies program and served for a few years as dean. Author and writer at the Atlantic.
Catherine Rampell is economics editor at The Bulwark and an anchor at MS NOW (fmrly MSNBC). She specializes in econ, politics, public policy, immigration. Previously at WaPo, NYT, CNN, PBS NewsHour.
Editorial & Audience Associate at The Bulwark.
Professor at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management. Historian. Author (Birchers, Defenseless Under the Night, The Right Moment). Next book: presidential assassination attempts and political violence in modern America.
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