Bulwark Takes

Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell and Jon Lovett Demand Andry Be Freed Now At Supreme Court

07 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Pod Save America’s Jon Lovett and many more joined together to demand that Andry is freed now on the steps of the Suprem...

Trump Backs Down? Abrego Garcia Back in US After Legal Pressure

06 Jun 2025

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Sam Stein, Andrew Egger and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at American Immigration Council, discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U...

The Senator Who Isn't Afraid To Punch Trump In The Face

06 Jun 2025

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Senator Chris Murphy joins Lauren Egan to talk his new political action committee, the American Mobilization Project’s $400,000 effort not to fund c...

Trump’s Idiotic Government Spending $2M on Another Conspiracy?

05 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller and Sam Stein discuss the $2M being spent to determine if DEI causes plane crashes, and Trump’s latest travel ban on 12 countries, includ...

Trump on the Epstein list? Elon Drops a Bomb on Trump.

05 Jun 2025

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Elon Musk has gone full scorched earth—and Donald Trump is in the blast zone. Sam, Tim, and Sarah break down Musk's furious Twitter rampage, includi...

Trump Goes Nuclear on Elon Musk in Oval Office Freakout!

05 Jun 2025

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Trump publicly attacks Elon Musk during a White House press conference, accusing him of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and blaming him for turning hosti...

ICE Tore Their Family Apart. But It Didn't Kill Their Love.

05 Jun 2025

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Andrew Egger and Adrian Carrasquillo discuss Adrian’s story on a real family caught in the immigration system, where a sudden ICE raid tore their li...

This Is A TOTAL DISASTER For Kristi Noem!

05 Jun 2025

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Sam Stein joins Tim Miller to discuss a growing scandal involving a fake assassination threat, a DHS press release that was never corrected, and a sys...

Tucker, Don Jr. or Vance?! Who Will Take The GOP Throne From Trump?

04 Jun 2025

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JVL joins Chris Cillizza to break down the wild Republican race shaping up for 2028—from JD Vance as the Honky Tonk Man, to the dynastic ambitions o...

So Awkward! Elon Humiliates Johnson Over Trump’s Bill!

04 Jun 2025

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Elon Musk humiliates Speaker Mike Johnson over a GOP bill. Once allies, the two are now locked in a public feud, with Musk using his platform to torch...

$5,000 “DOGE Checks" Scam Revealed!

04 Jun 2025

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A shady pro-Trump PAC is scamming supporters with fake “Doge Checks,” claiming people can receive $5,000 payouts. In reality, it’s a scam backed...

Elon Musk Trashes Trump’s Budget!

04 Jun 2025

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Sarah Longwell breaks down the dramatic breakup between Elon Musk and Donald Trump and how this clash could fracture the MAGA coalition and reshape Re...

Tim Miller: Trump’s FEMA Boss Just Learned About Hurricane Season?!

04 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller joins MSNBC’s Chris Jansing Reports to break down the looming chaos at FEMA under Trump's latest hire and the Trump administration's conc...

BREAKING: Elon Goes Scorched Earth Over Trump’s Big Bill

03 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Joe Perticone discuss Elon Musk’s explosive reaction to Trump’s big beautiful bill as Donald and Elon’s very public b...

Bannon Can’t Spin This! Calls For Lindsey Graham To Be Arrested!

03 Jun 2025

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As Russian bombs rained down on Ukraine, Senator Lindsey Graham was on the ground, delivering tough talk and photo ops. His visit, timed with one of t...

EXCLUSIVE: MyPillow Guy Won’t Stop Texting Me!

03 Jun 2025

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Will Sommer and Sonny Bunch discuss the texts Mike Lindell has been sending Will from the courtroom amid his ongoing defamation trial. Also, the right...

Tech Bros Worship This Weirdo

03 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller chats with Will Sommer about the New Yorker’s wild profile of Curtis Yarvin, the bizarre internet philosopher influencing MAGA elites, te...

Sarah Longwell: Joni Ernst Handed The Dems a Huge Advantage

02 Jun 2025

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Sarah Longwell joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to break down Senator Joni Ernst’s viral “we’re all gonna die” moment—...

Elon and Trump’s Messy Breakup Keeps Getting Crazier

02 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller and Sam Stein deep dive into the drama in the Trump–Elon bromance being officially over. From black eyes to ketamine rumors, cabinet melt...

The GOP’s Healthcare Flimflammery Is The New Big Lie

01 Jun 2025

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Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn discuss the truth behind GOP Medicaid messaging, the real impact of the proposed cuts, and why this isn’t about fraud, i...

We’re Losing the Next Pandemic Fight (w/ Jonathan Cohn) | Bulwark on Sunday

01 Jun 2025

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Bill Kristol talks with Jonathan Cohn about RFK Jr.'s gutting of pandemic readiness, the misleading guidance on boosters, and why some doctors are fur...

Joni Ernst’s “Apology” Video Is Deeply Unsettling

01 Jun 2025

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Tim Miller and Sam Stein break down a jaw-dropping series of statements from Senator Joni Ernst — including one from a cemetery, where she basically...

Tim Miller Takes On Elon’s Ketamine-Fueled Collapse

31 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to react to the bombshell New York Times report on Elon Musk’s alleged drug use,...

Trump & Elon’s Most Unhinged Press Conference Yet

30 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the surreal Trump–Elon press conference that covered Elon's ketamine allegations, strange gifts, DOGE's "accomp...

Trump's Big Beautiful Trade Wars Are Going Off The Rails

30 May 2025

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Sam Stein is joined by Greta Peisch, former General Counsel for the U.S. Trade Representative, to explain the latest legal developments in Trump’s t...

Trump Throws Multi-Billion Dollar Tantrum

30 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Will Saletan discuss Trump’s $20 billion demand in lawsuit against CBS over 60 Minutes' interview edit of Kamala Harris, and the bizar...

Bongino Melts Down on Fox. Can’t Handle Real Job?

29 May 2025

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Former podcast host turned Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino publicly melted down on Fox, overwhelmed by the reality of investigative work. Unable to pr...

RFK’s Health Report Is a Mess

29 May 2025

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Sam Stein sits down with NOTUS reporter Margaret Manto to break down RFK Jr.’s MAHA report—a document packed with fake citations, broken links, an...

Elon Thought He Could Rule Washington

29 May 2025

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Elon Musk’s political play didn’t go as planned. Rep. Ro Khanna joins Sam Stein to talk about what Musk got wrong, why grades matter, and how Demo...

Tim and Katie Spill on 2028 Rumors, Trump’s Boring Wedding, and Fighting for Democracy

28 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Katie Couric to discuss possible 2028 candidates, Trump-era corruption, media accountability int he changing tone of American politic...

Trump Called a Chicken To His Face–He Loses It On Camera

28 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Andrew Egger react to President Trump losing it in the White House after being asked about TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out).

Yes, They’re Coming for Obamacare (AGAIN!)

28 May 2025

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Jonathan Cohn and Andrew Egger break down how Republicans are quietly gutting Obamacare through a sweeping new bill. From Medicaid cuts to sabotage of...

Bombs, Bills, & Big Drama | Tim on Vibe Check

28 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Vibe Check to break down Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," a controversial GOP push slashing Medicaid and taxes amidst economic chaos. Th...

MAGA Chaos: MAHA in Disarray with RFK Deserters, Project Veritas Leader Goes Off the Rails

28 May 2025

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Will Sommer joins Sonny Bunch to deep dive into all things MAGA chaos, from the growing rift within RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine movement to James O’Kee...

Elon Disses Trump's Big Beautiful Bill

28 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Will Sommer react to Elon Musk dissing the GOP's big spending bill.

“No MAGA Left Behind”?! Trump’s Pardons Are a Corrupt Free-For-All

27 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Bill Kristol discuss Trump’s increasingly corrupt use of the pardon power, rewarding MAGA allies and big donors, while weaponizing gov...

Kyiv Is Burning While Trump Shrugs

27 May 2025

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Tim Miller gets another update from Caolan Roberston. Kyiv faces relentless Russian bombardments, leaving civilians vulnerable and air defenses overwh...

Scott Pelley Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

27 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Lauren Egan look at a rare moment when a veteran journalist like Scott Pelley publicly defends the press. They discuss Pelley's warning ...

A Marine's Case Against MAGA (w/ Michael Wood) | Bulwark on Sunday

25 May 2025

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Bill Kristol talks with Michael Wood, a Marine Corps veteran with two Purple Hearts, about his service in Afghanistan and what Memorial Day means to t...

Will Sam Altman and His AI Kill Us All?

24 May 2025

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Tim Miller talks with Karen Hao, author of 'Empire of AI', about the unchecked rise of Sam Altman, the hidden costs of OpenAI’s rapid expansion, and...

Tim Miller to JD Vance: You're a Hypocrite!

23 May 2025

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Tim Miller dives into JD Vance’s jaw-dropping interview with Ross Douthat, calling out the Vice President’s holy-sounding hypocrisy and political ...

Trump’s Crypto Bribe Dinner: Tim Miller Exposes It All

23 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace and Michele Norris to unpack Donald Trump’s shocking crypto fundraising scandal—accusing the former president of ...

The Budget Bill from Hell

22 May 2025

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Sam Stein and John Avlon take a close look at the GOP’s chaotic budget bill, with deep Medicaid cuts, Trump-era tax games, and a rushed vote few eve...

Trump Tries to Break Harvard: Only American Students Allowed

22 May 2025

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The Trump administration is escalating its battle with Harvard, moving to block international student enrollment and threatening funding unless the un...

Trillions Spent on Bunkers? The Elites Are Hiding Underground!

22 May 2025

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Two wild stories: a viral conspiracy claiming elites built bunkers with trillions in stolen funds to survive an apocalyptic “geophysical event,” a...

Criminal Probe Launched Into DeSantis Linked Charity

22 May 2025

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Sam Stein is joined by Lawrence Mower of the Tampa Bay Times to break down a growing scandal involving Ron and Casey DeSantis. A $10 million Medicaid ...

“White Genocide” Lies: Trump Is a “Racist Arsonist”!

22 May 2025

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Trump claims there's a “white genocide” happening in South Africa right to the face of the country’s president. Former ambassador Patrick Gaspar...

Trump's Economy Is So Volatile It Might Just Sink Him

22 May 2025

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Tim Miller talks the latest developments with President Trump's economic roller coaster. Watch in full here: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-hou...

Bruce Springsteen Called Trump “Treasonous.” Trump Proved Him Right.

21 May 2025

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Will Saletan breaks down Bruce Springsteen criticism of Donald Trump at a concert, the hypocrisy of Trump’s response, and how Trump himself repeated...

"I Started to Die." Trump Talks "White Genocide" With South African President in the Oval Office

21 May 2025

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Ben Parker is joined by former CIA analyst Holly Berkley Fletcher to discuss Wednesday’s oval office meeting between President Donald Trump and Sout...

Trump Accepted The $400 Million Plane Bribe!

21 May 2025

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Trump erupted when questioned about a luxury jet gifted by Qatar, an ethically dubious move possibly tied to diplomatic favors. Despite constitutional...

Tim Miller: They've Lost Their Minds!

21 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins MSNBC’s The 11th Hour to discuss the Trump DOJ’s politically motivated investigations targeting Democratic officials. He explains...

Kristi Noem Embarrasses Herself Again

21 May 2025

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Andrew Egger and Sam Stein share their take on Kristi Noem’s disastrous Senate testimony, where she completely botches the definition of habeas corp...

Elon’s Giant Head Melts Down and Blames Everyone But Himself

20 May 2025

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Elon Musk appeared at the Qatar Economic Forum via giant screen, delivering vague and defensive remarks. He downplayed the impact of his political giv...

Trump Shows Up and Wrecks Everything!

20 May 2025

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Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill was supposed to rally Republicans but instead, it exposed a total mess. Tim and Sam break down the chaos, the SALT Cau...

The Trump Team is Now Trying to Jail Members of Congress

20 May 2025

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Rep. LaMonica McIver faces charges after a tense visit to a New Jersey ICE facility. Sam Stein and Adrian Carrasquillo break down the confrontation, w...

Trump’s DOJ Paying Nearly $5M to Capitol Attacker’s Family

20 May 2025

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Tim Miller breaks down the political and legal implications of Donald Trump’s Justice Department agreeing to pay nearly $5 million to the family of ...

Trump Fired Her For Not Giving Mel Gibson His Guns Back!

19 May 2025

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Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer was fired after refusing to recommend restoring Mel Gibson’s gun rights. She speaks out about Trump’s abuse o...

Trump’s Lawsuit Could Destroy Journalism

19 May 2025

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A bogus lawsuit, a media merger, and a newsroom on the brink. Tim and JVL break down Trump’s latest power play.

JD Vance's Shameless Surrender To Putin

19 May 2025

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Tim Miller and JVL talk Vice President JD Vance’s comments on Ukraine, framing it as "Joe Biden’s war" and casted doubt on continued U.S. support....

Joe Biden Diagnosed With “Aggressive Form” of Cancer

19 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Andrew Egger react to the news of former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis, and reflect on his personal and political legacy.

Stop Using Cops as Props!

18 May 2025

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Michael Fanone joins Ben Parker to discuss the politicization of policing, the lies law enforcement has been sold, and why the people who attacked the...

Trump’s Treasury Chief Blows It Live on TV

18 May 2025

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Tim Miller explains how Trump’s team admits their own policies are hurting American businesses and consumers while pretending it is all good news.

Tim Miller: The MAGA Freak Show Is Big Mad Again

17 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to discuss Trump's reckless tariffs and high interest rates driving economic anxie...

Trump Deportations Smacked Down By SCOTUS!

16 May 2025

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The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s push for immediate deportations, allowing a group of immigrants to challenge their remova...

GOP Hardliners Trash Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill

16 May 2025

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Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill just crashed spectacularly in the House, sabotaged by Republicans themselves. Andrew Egger and Joe Pe...

Sarah Longwell: Trump Has A New Weak Spot

16 May 2025

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Sarah Longwell joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to break down how Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are hammering working fami...

GOP in Total Chaos Over “Big, Beautiful Bill”

15 May 2025

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Sam Stein is joined by HuffPost’s Arthur Delaney to break down the infighting among Republicans over Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” budget...

How Do We Fight Fascism? Flee or Fight?

15 May 2025

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Three prominent Yale professors are leaving the U.S. for Canada, warning that rising authoritarianism in America resembles 1930s fascism. The conversa...

Trump’s Pay-to-Play World Tour

15 May 2025

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JVL and Bill Kristol discuss how Trump’s authoritarian playbook depends on public corruption, loyalty tests, and billion-dollar payouts. And why the...

EXCLUSIVE: Disgusting Posts From Trump South Africa Refugee

14 May 2025

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JVL and Will Sommer deep dive into the social media accounts of one of the South African refugees who recently arrived in the US, uncovering far-right...

Noem Hearing: She Won’t Say Trump Lied

14 May 2025

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At a chaotic DHS hearing, Secretary Kristi Noem refused to admit a Trump-used photo was doctored, exposing how far officials will go to avoid contradi...

This Is the Most Obvious Corruption Ever (w/ Sen. Brian Schatz)

14 May 2025

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Sam Stein is joined by Senator Brian Schatz to break down the $400 million “gift” from Qatar to Donald Trump, raising serious constitutional and e...

Tim Miller: Why is Trump Making China Stronger?

14 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Scott Galloway as a guest host on Raging Moderates. They unpack how Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs and trade war have pushed the U...

Tim Miller Unloads on Biden’s Inner Circle

14 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Krystal Ball on Breaking Points to share his takes on Biden’s decline, Democratic dysfunction, and how political cowardice opened t...

Trump Gets Qatari Jet, While We Pay More!

14 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins MSNBC’s Katy Tur Reports to discuss Trump accepting a luxury jet from Qatar, his administration’s reckless immigration policies, ...

Trump’s Lies About Prices, Thoroughly Demolished

13 May 2025

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Will Saletan unpacks Donald Trump’s lies about the economy, from food prices, tariffs, and job losses, and contrasts them with hard data highlightin...

China Just EMBARRASSED Trump and MAGA

13 May 2025

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Remember when Trump’s China trade war was the MAGA movement’s big new thing? Andrew Egger walks through how that tough-on-China stance fell apart ...

Trump’s Sickening “White’s Only” Refugee Plan

13 May 2025

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Tim Miller calls out the press conference by Trump's Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau where he explains the decision to accept white South...

Trump Pulls Classic “Donnie Bait-and-Switch” on Drug Prices

12 May 2025

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Trump issued a new executive order on drug prices. Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn unpack what it actually does, what it claims to do, and how it stacks u...

Stephen Miller Flips Out Over Tim's Tweet

12 May 2025

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Tim Miller responds to Stephen Miller’s tweet accusing him of being a leftist for criticizing Trump’s massive tariff hike. He breaks down why the ...

Trump's Latest Presser Made Our Heads EXPLODE

12 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Tim Miller react to the jaw-dropping moment Trump boasted about taking a luxury plane from a foreign government. No spin, no denial, jus...

Law Firms Who Folded To Trump EXPOSED as Cowards! (w/ Sen. Richard Blumenthal)

12 May 2025

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Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Sam Stein to expose how major law firms have capitulated to Donald Trump’s pressure campaign, agreeing to vague, bi...

RFK Lied About Vaccines—Now Kids Are Paying the Price

11 May 2025

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Jonathan Cohn speaks with pediatrician and former FDA official Joshua Sharfstein, who breaks down vaccine safety, debunks the myths pushed by anti-vax...

This $400M Plane Is a Bribe—And Everyone Knows It

11 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Bill Kristol break down one of the most jaw-dropping stories of potential political corruption in recent memory. According to new report...

Our Democracy Is Actually Dying

11 May 2025

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In this conversation, political analyst Bill Kristol and Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt—co-author of How Democracies Die—discuss the alarming au...

Tim Rips Stephen Miller’s Sick Abuse of Power

10 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez on MSNBC’s The Weeknight to discuss the Trump administration’s alarm...

They Hate the Pope?!

09 May 2025

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Andrew Egger and Will Sommer dig into the MAGA reaction to Pope Leo XIV, whose recent comments on immigration have triggered the usual suspects despit...

Trump Defeated! Detained Student Freed After Court Order!

09 May 2025

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A recent federal appeals court ruling has mandated that the Trump administration transfer Rumeysa Öztürk, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Tufts Universit...

Chris Murphy Nukes Kristi Noem’s Out-of-Control DHS

09 May 2025

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Sen. Chris Murphy confronted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem about her agency's illegal overspending, immigration law violations, and mismanagement of funds...

Trump Nominates “Reckless Maniac” for District Attorney in DC

09 May 2025

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Tim Miller breaks down Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro's controversial history as Donald Trump taps her for US Attorney to DC.

American ‘Squid Game’ Could Be Coming to Gitmo

08 May 2025

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Tim Miller and Sam Stein discuss a shocking proposal to turn Guantanamo Bay into a "transformative" city, blending business, tourism, and immigration ...

New American Pope Blasted Trump and JD Vance Before Election

08 May 2025

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A shocking twist in church history: the new pope is American—Pope Leo XIV, a 69-year-old Villanova grad with deep ties to South America and the glob...

Trump’s Fake Deal Was So Stupid We Can’t Stop Laughing

08 May 2025

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Trump held a bizarre press event celebrating a UK trade deal that changed almost nothing, bragged about tariffs, luxury cars, and claimed empty ports ...

Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee May Be Too Weird Even for MAGA

08 May 2025

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Andrew Egger, Jonathan Cohn and Will Sommer discuss President Trump's new nominee for Surgeon General, and the drama it has caused with the anti-vax m...

Trump’s Lies Blow Up in Shocking Declassified Report (w/ Rep. Jim Himes)

07 May 2025

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Rep. Jim Himes joins Tim Miller to discuss the de-classified report revealing the Trump administration used disputed intelligence to justify mass depo...

Trump Country Is About to Get Hosed By GOP Lawmakers

07 May 2025

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Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn break down the Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts with the potential impacts on millions and political blowback for the...

Europe Abandons Elon Musk, Tesla Sales Plummet

07 May 2025

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Tesla sales have plummeted in Europe, so JVL and Ben Parker bask in the joy that is a sad Elon Musk.

SCOTUS Just Let Trump Fire These Soldiers!

07 May 2025

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Tim Miller and Alaina Kupec, founder and President of the Gender Research Advisory Council + Education (GRACE) discuss the military’s trans ban, wha...

Trump’s Lies Exposed by His Own Administration

07 May 2025

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Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to discuss Donald Trump’s abuse of the Alien Enemies Act, his targeting of criti...