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Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more.
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Podcasts

Mark Hertling: Aiding and Abetting a War Criminal

Trump’s Weakening Support in the Supreme Court

Being on Putin's Side

Across the Universe

Trump's Economy In Peril

DOGE Demon Twinks

Free World ‘Family Meeting’ (with Tommy Vietor)

DOGE’S Bogus Cost Cutting

The World Economy Is In The Toilet! Does Trump Want a Crash?

Trump’s Pivot to Putin?

No More Nice- We Must Hold Trump and Musk Accountable (with Rick Wilson)

The 2025 Stunt Awards!

Why 'Mickey 17' Just Doesn't Work

Russia Is a Habitual Treaty Violator
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The Triad
Three things to read, from JVL.

Morning Shots
Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.

Overtime
Jim Swift, Reporting with the afternoon's news.

Press Pass
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.

Huddled Masses
A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.

MAGAville (Archived)
MAGAville (Archived) featured reporting from inside MAGA World, by Marc Caputo in 2024.

Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood

The Opposition
Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.
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