13+ hour ago  (562+ words) THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY'eight days from an inconclusive primary to a Ten Commandments runoff attack ad. It seemed like Donald Trump was going to make it easy for Texas Sen. John Cornyn by endorsing him promptly and making clear to state…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1214+ words) Way back in June 2024, Andrew wrote that "one awkward thing about Trump discourse today is that all the vile things about him suck up so much oxygen that it can be hard to make space to talk about the ways…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago  (63+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith. Hanging With…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (41+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith....

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (243+ words) Or maybe, as Foreign Policy deputy editor James Palmer posited on Bluesky, the presidential shoe-giving is both a humiliation ritual and a test of submission'at least in Marco's case. Another poster in the same thread then had the perfect reply:…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (41+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith....

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (394+ words) National political reporter at The Bulwark. Previously reported on Congress and campaigns at Business Insider. Follow on Twitter, Threads, or Instagram: @JoePerticone. Blue Sky: cheetah.bsky.social - Can be reached at: [email protected]. The Words of War Republicans Refuse to Say…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (161+ words) Sarah was out last week, and felt she had to bring you some timely focus group reactions to the War in Iran. We also check in on their feelings about the Trump administration (especially their handling of the Epstein Files),…...

43+ min ago  (63+ words) Sam Stein joins Tim Miller. JVL's "Triad" on Iran from Wednesday and Thursday Bill on the "epic failure" of the Iran war in "Morning Shots" Adrian and Jared on Markwayne Mullin Sam's and Catherine's 'Bulwark Take' on higher gas prices…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (299+ words) Yesterday we talked about how incompetent American leadership has been in the Iran war. Today I'm banging that drum again because the evidence keeps piling up. Walk with me. (1) Regime change is off the table. Remember those first few hours…...