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Not only has our lousy commander-in-chief allowed the country's missile inventory to be dramatically depleted, Hegseth's politicized hiring and firing of officers has come home to roost and is doing real damage to the military as an institution. Meanwhile, Zelensky says he'll show Trump proof that Russia is helping Iran in the war, and Laura Loomer has done an about-face and now says she's on Ukraineâs side. Plus, the wet, hot DSA summer hits its peak in the Michigan Senate race, Bibi is going to try to save his hide, and Republicans in swing districts have been given the all-clear to distance themselves from Trump.
Bill Kristol joins guest host John Heilemann.
Show notes:
The NYT on the diminished stockpile of Patriot antimissile interceptors John's "Impolitic" podcastJon Cohn on Whitmer's endorsement of Haley StevensLauren on the troubles at the DNCBill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with Epstein survivor, Dani BenskyAndrew on Trump bombing at the White House Correspondents DinnerGet 10% Off your entire order & take advantage of Ridgeâs Annual Sweepstakes by going to https://www.Ridge.com/THEBULWARK #Ridgepod -
Since we don't have an episode of The Bulwark Podcast for you today, we're sharing something a little differentâa preview of The Secret Podcast. This is a show that JVL and Sarah do every week, which is available only for paid members of The Bulwark.
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In 2026, everyone who follows politics has an opinion about Maine politics. Hereâs the thing: a lot of people in Maine think theyâre wrong. So, Sarah talked to a former national political reporter who moved his family to Maine to help stand up a local paper. Former NBC News reporter Alex Seitz-Wald, now deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, joins to discuss his transition to local journalism, the unique culture of Maine politics, and how Graham Platnerâs exit from the U.S. Senate race landed with Maine voters. They also size up the new Democratic candidate, Troy Jackson, and discuss why Susan Collins has had such staying power, and howâor whetherâher luck might finally run out in 2026.
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The front page on the most recent issue of the Midcoast VillagerSarahâs âFocus Groupâ podNYT profile of the Midcoast VillagerTimâs playlist -
Trump keeps promising more bombs and bigger explosions in Iran, but the regime knows heâs just trying to disguise his retreat. And the Iranians are not going to back down until the whole world can see that they beat Trump. Meanwhile, in the middle of a war that is ostensibly about stopping Iran from getting a nuke, POTUS just cut a deal with the Saudis for their own nuclear program. Plus: The failure of Republican senators to stand up to Trump may be out of fear of his voters, and are the American people or our political system more to blame for what ails the country?
David Frum joins guest host Jonathan V. Last.
Show notes:
JVL's Triad on Trump being at war with himselfJVL's Triad, "Very Low-IQ Trump Too Stoopid to Win War"David's pod episode with Jeffrey GoldbergThe latest episode of "The David Frum Show"Nixon certifying JFK's election victory -
Ronald Reagan said it best: One of the greatest sources of America's greatness are the people drawn to the country from every corner of the globe, who become American and keep the country young, vital, and modern. But Trump and Stephen Miller are sticking to their absolutist deportation plan without regard to history or its political cost. Meanwhile, we are learning in real time that our trillion-dollar weapons systems are (sometimes) no match for Iran's dronesâand that the regime can't resist the opportunity to humiliate another U.S. president. Plus, Laura Ingraham spoke truth, Bibi has turned Americans against Israel, Testosterone Pete is making the Pentagon look weak, and the joy of MAGA tears over The Odyssey.
Joe Scarborough joins guest host Sam Stein.
Show notes:
"Morning Joe" on MS NOWRahm Emanauel's speech on the U.S.-Israel relationshipHead to https://forkfulmeals.com/THEBULWARK for 50% off your first order todayGet 15% off OneSkin with the code BULWARK at https://www.oneskin.co/BULWARK #oneskinpod
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Trump tried to steal the limelight and the valor of Spain at the World Cup, even as more troops died overseas; Stephen Miller regularly encourages ICE to be violent while Pete Hegseth pushes soldiers to be macho bullies. The leaders in this country are men with no center and no core. Now with the arrest of the Tate brothers in Miami, Trump gets a chance to extend his record of standing by sex pests and assaulters. Plus: Iran and the U.S. are dangerously escalating the war, ICE is going even more rogue, Maine Dems have a replacement for Platner, and generic ballot polling suggests voters aren't necessarily gravitating to Democratsâand the noisy DSA may have a lot to do with that.
Bill Kristol joins special guest host Sarah Longwell.
Show notes:
Monday's "Morning Shots"Sam and Mark Hertling on the Iran strikes on an air base in JordanUmberto Eco's "Ur-Fascism" pieceUpgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code THEBULWARK at https://www.Ridge.com/THEBULWARK #Ridgepod -
The one presidential election Trump lost was when he was in power and in charge of election integrity. Still, Trump is asking his supporters to believe the most preposterous lie yet: The elections run by Democrats in '16 and '24 were legitimate, but the election he oversaw wasn't. And he seems determined to take matters to the breaking point ahead of the midterms. Plus: Never forget that Jack Smith charged Trump with fraud for knowingly lying about his loss to Biden, the real TDS is continuing to claim the 2020 election was stolen, Lindsey Graham damaged our democracy, and why has Merrick Garland stayed silent through all the purges at the DOJ and FBI?
MS NOWâs Nicolle Wallace joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod
Show notes:
Nicolle's show, "Deadline: White House"Nicolle's pod, "The Best People"Tim's playlistUpgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code THEBULWARK at https://www.Ridge.com/THEBULWARK #Ridgepod
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The men serving Trump are so used to getting away with punking people, including too many members of the media, that they sometimes walk into a trap they don't see coming, and the truth slips out. Like Todd BlancheâTrump's personal attorney masquerading as acting AGâhaving to own the fact that he collaborated with Ghislaine Maxwell to protect Trump. Or Jay Clayton, the DNI nominee, showing that he has zero self-worth and that he's ready to do anything to help POTUS try to steal the election in the fall. Plus, the administration has too much of an obsession with d*icksâand trying to rewrite African-American history as well. And parents with young kids be warned: Vance has an issue with eating corn dogs and has an odd reaction to Biden licking an ice cream cone.
Michael Steele joins Tim Miller.
Show notes:
Michael's "The Weeknight" on MS NOWLonger clip of Ossoff's exchange with Jay ClaytonTim's episode with Clint Smith from the July 4th weekend"This Is Your Land," the book Tim referenced
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While ICE is still murdering people in the streets, more than 60,000 people are currently being held in ICE detention centers across the country. The largest facility is at Fort Bliss in El Pasoâwhich was an actual Japanese internment site in WWII. Detainees there are being deprived of needed medication; some have been held incommunicado; others have reported that the tent camp was not designed for humans to live there. When the conditions are not dire enough to make detainees self-deport, guards terrorize them into submission. Plus: Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants are particularly caught in the crosshairs of the escalating deportation campaign. And Tim holds forth on Trump's goons murdering our neighbors, ICE's reckless Kavanaugh stops, the straight-up Constitutional violations the administration is encouraging, and the illegal and marauding settler groups in the West Bank.
The New Yorker's Jon Blitzer joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Jon's piece, "Locked Away"Nick Miroff's Atlantic piece on the Maine shooting The NYT on Marco running Venezuela (gift link)The episode of "This American Life" Jon referenced, "What Is Your Emergency?"Jon's book, "Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here"The HBO Max show, "Proud," Tim referenced -
Democrats tend to defend the institutions that Trump is tearing apart, but Pete Buttigieg says the party should be focusing on the bigger, deeper structural problems the country is facing and the need for political reform. The kind of radical institutional changes heâd like to see include: expanding SCOTUS and the House of Representatives, statehood for Washington, D.C., and directly electing the president by popular vote. Plus, Pete gets candid about the âmost f*cked-up thingâ thatâs ever happened to his family, the big opportunity for Dems in Iowa in November, and Peteâs stumping for candidates in places where Fox News reigns.
Pete Buttigieg joined Tim Miller in Des Moines.
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List provided by Pete Buttigieg of candidates he has endorsed in the 2026 election cycle can be found in show notes in the below link:https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-buttigieg-time-for-radical-change -
The Trump administration is going full speed ahead on its authoritarian project to intimidate the media and the business worldâand to gun people down in the streets. And in Israel, Netanyahu is allowing settler militias to run amok in the West Bank, killing Palestinians and destroying their villages and property. Rep. Khanna joins Tim to describe his own personal encounter with the private armed groups near Hebron. Plus, the mixed legacy of Lindsey Graham, Trump is trying to pretend he didn't sign a deal giving Iran management of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Dems have a real chance to weaken Todd Blanche and the whole administration.
Bill Kristol and Rep. Ro Khanna join Tim Miller.
Show notes:
Monday's "Morning Shots"Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with SarahNOBL gives you real travel peace of mind â security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad
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The Trump administration desperately wants the public to just tune out the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents in Houston. But this roaming army of masked, armed men chasing people down and killing them is tied directly into the administration's criminality across the board. Trump may pardon Stephen Miller, but he should be on trial in state court in 2029. Meanwhile, McConnell's choice to not convict on impeachment means Donald Trump is his legacy. Plus: Republicans showed with the housing bill that they could find a backbone, Platner is not who he said he was, Dems should talk about race more, some way too early Magnolia Bowl talk, Vance/Trump 2028, and which potential Democratic nominees would Stuart work for in a heartbeat?
Stuart Stevens joins Tim Miller.
Show notes:
Stuart's book, "It Was All a Lie"Stuart's "The Conspiracy to End America"Timâs playlist
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Trump had to take two Air Force ones to the NATO summit in Turkey: his new bling Qatari hand-me-down that he wanted to show off and the old baby blue one which he had to use to fly safely homeâgiven the war in neighboring Iran. And at the FBI, Kash Patelâs thievery of taxpayer resources has gotten so out of hand, even Chuck Grassley wants answers. Plus: Ukraine has created panic in Russia (which has Trump rethinking which side he wants to root for), Dems should be highlighting the massive military waste in Iran, and Ben invites the public to test-run his new giant database of government records. Oh, and baby elephants are the best.
Ben Wittes joins Tim Miller.
Show notes:
Lawfare on the military's potential deployment at the polls Benâs email: [email protected]'s Substack, "Dog Shirt Daily" Get 20% off when you go to trustandwill.com/BULWARK
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Roughly 2,000 people a day are being swept up by ICE and put in subhuman conditions. And Stephen Miller's quotas likely contributed to the recent tragic deaths of two immigrants. Meanwhile, Graham Platner is still holding the Democratic Party hostage. What lessons can be learned for Democrats who went along with this walking red flag? Also, the Republicans' McConnell story is not convincing, man baby POTUS had some ridiculous demands at NATO, and Susan Collins helped fund the gulags. And on a more silly note: Was Taylor's wedding tacky? And should Tim and Alex do a sex podcast?
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After being a guest on Piers' show numerous times, Tim gets a chance to pin him down for answers. Like, how could he have ever thought Trump in his second term was ready to be a "great president?" And even though Piers is now critical of Trump's tariffs and the war he started in Iran, he still thinks the verdict is out on Trump's obvious corruptionâand whether the man can evolve and change the course of his presidency. Plus: Mark Hertling discusses the Air Force major who called for the impeachment of Trump and Vance as well as POTUS's confusion over the role of NATO.
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POTUS went on a stock buying spree the day before he paused some of his tariffs last year. The markets rebounded on his tariffs' reversal. On Monday, Trump from the Oval Office encouraged Americans to buy stock in Dell, a company he's heavily invested in. And he defended his children having access to insider information because of his presidency. This is Putin-grade corruption. Meanwhile, McMorrow's withdrawal from the Michigan Senate race shows Tim was right about the risks of encouraging factional fighting among Dems. Plus: Michael Cohen has always worn a "for sale" sign, and is there any experience in America that Trump hasn't tried to ruin? Go Team USA.
Show notes:
Monday's "Morning Shots"Sam and Bill on Trump's July 4 speechFor their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to: https://www.3dayblinds.com/THEBULWARK
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It's hard to be in a celebratory mood about America 250. The administration only wants to tell a narrow story of the country without all the contradictions and complexities of its history. And for the past 18 months, it has also been a particularly challenging time for black members of the military under Hegseth, who brazenly disregards their service, blocks promotions of black officers, or expunges them from the ranks. But the aspiration of America as a multiracial, multiethnic, multi-faith democracy is a noble one, and our job is to keep trying to build the country we want it to be. Plus: the man who's trying to stop the magafication of the Smithsonian, advice for how to talk to kids about the country's history, and the simple joys of a July 4th cookout.
The Atlantic's Clint Smith joins Tim Miller for the holiday weekend pod.
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Clintâs piece on being black in Hegsethâs militaryClint on the man whoâs put himself between Trump and the SmithsonianClint's "How the Word Is Passed"Thursdayâs âMorning Shotsâ on the words of Gerald FordTimâs July 4th playlistThis week only, a full Bulwark membership for everything we offer on our website is $86 a year. That's 14 percent off at http://thebulwark.com/july4 -
Not only did Trump pocket $2.2 billion last yearâvastly increasing his pre-presidency wealthâhe shamelessly showed off his new hand-me-down plane from Qatar which Americans paid hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade. Not to mention, there's a massive conflict of interest involved in Trump taking a gift from a country that is directly impacted by his administration's foreign policy decisions. Plus: Vance can't tell a joke to save his life, Trump is the polar opposite of Teddy Roosevelt in almost every way, the Russian casualty count from the war in Ukraine has been catastrophic for the country and potentially destabilizing, and the challenge of celebrating 250 when Trump has inverted the American dream.
Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller.
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Susan's 'Political Scene' podcastTim's July 4th playlistThis week only, a full Bulwark membership for everything we offer on our website is $86 a year. That's 14 percent off at http://thebulwark.com/july4 -
Trump leaves ice cream cartons, potato chip bags, and candy wrappers all over his personal space at the White House. His diet aside, his aides are working overtime to keep the state of his health a secret. And it turns out that his loss in 2020 made him more powerful: He didn't have to deal with post-Covid inflation and the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump also wouldn't have been prosecuted, which ultimately led to him getting his get-out-of-jail free card to break all the laws, courtesy of the Supreme Court. Maggie joins Tim to discuss some of the revelations in her new book, including the pardons Trump is promising and the relationship between POTUS and a young aide who writes him "raw" and "emotional" love notes. Oh, and Marcoâwho's having the time of his lifeâwas the guy who set up the deal to send people to the gulag at CECOT. Plus: Cam Kasky on why DSA candidates are resonating with voters and how things feel on the ground around Platner in Maine and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.
Cameron Kasky and Maggie Haberman join Tim Miller.
Maggie's and Jonathan Swan's book, "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" This week only, a full Bulwark membership for everything we offer on our website is $86 a year. That's 14 percent off at http://thebulwark.com/july4
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SCOTUS did manage, for now, to stop Trump from recreating the American republic, but four of the court's justices believe that the fundamental law of birthright citizenship in the Constitution can just be repealedâalong with the very nature of what American citizenship means. But overall, while Trump had some big wins from the Supreme Court this term, he also had massive losses. David runs down some of the latest rulings with Tim. Plus: Mamdani doesn't think the Constitution should be changed so he can run for POTUS (David thinks he's wrong), Platner is not winning over white working-class voters, Dems need a bigger tent but there have to be lines the party won't cross, and the DOJ is (mostly) losing its immigration protest cases.
David French joins Tim Miller.
Show notes:
David's Newsletter on one-party ruleDavid on the purging of Gen. DonahueMore on the Broadview case in Chicago, from David
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