Jonathan V. Last and Carol Leonnig: The Danger of a Weakened Bully
Trump took it on the chin in Tuesday's elections, SCOTUS sounds skeptical about his tariffs, and his plan to 'gerry-rig' the midterms looks like it is slipping away—but he is still the most powerful president since FDR. And murmurs about a lame duck may prompt him to take even more extreme actions. Plus, the still infuriating inability to hold Trump accountable for trying to steal the 2020 election, and the long-term damage he has done to the DOJ.
Carol Leonnig and JVL join Tim Miller.
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Carol's new book, "Injustice" on the DOJ, Merrick Garland, and the Jack Smith investigations
JVL's Wednesday Triad on Hispanic voters and 2028
Tim's 'Bulwark Take' with Rep. Pat Ryan on sports blackouts
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Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide
The huge Democratic wins in Virginia, New Jersey, NYC, and California spoke loud and clear—and make Trump’s 2024 supposed ‘landslide’ margin of 1.5% look even more wimpy. Trump is not delivering on his economic promises and the backlash was across the board. Voters are also rejecting the overreach of Stephen Miller’s nativist immigration policy, particularly Latino voters. One of the biggest impacts from Tuesday’s elections is that redistricting suddenly looks like it favors the Dems. Plus, what Mamdani could teach Democrats, and the bad place the Republicans put the party in by focusing on Trump’s random obsessions instead of talking about the concerns of voters.
Semafor’s Dave Weigel joins Tim Miller.
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Dave’s election reaction piece
Dave's book, "The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock"
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Andy Beshear and Terry Moran: The Power of Normal People
With Trump slashing SNAP benefits, Gov. Beshear is asking the people of Kentucky to look out for their neighbors so they don't go hungry—since the administration won't. Meanwhile, Trump's tariffs are hammering farmers in the Bluegrass State at the same time Republicans are sabotaging rural healthcare. And reporting from Chicago, Moran finds his hometown still full of tough, independent people who won't be pushed around. True to form: Moms, bystanders, and priests are standing up to immigration agents while Trump tries to flex the full force of his authoritarian ambitions. Plus, Norah O'Donnell did not stand up for the truth, and the legacy and patriotism of Dick Cheney.
Gov. Andy Beshear and Terry Moran join Tim Miller.
show notes
The Bulwark's Special Election Night Coverage at 8ET
Bill and JVL on the legacy of Dick Cheney
Terry's Substack
Terry's recent reporting from Chicago
Andrew's recent interview with Iowa's Rob Sand
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Bill Kristol: Fake News on '60 Minutes'
CBS News heavily edited its ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump, not only removing his lies about 2020, but also conveniently cutting the part about how the news show paid him off for his bogus lawsuit over a Kamala interview last year. That payoff may well have been how the one-time legendary news network landed a 90-minute interview with Trump to begin with. Meanwhile, the ‘peace’ president is conducting an illegal war in the Caribbean, and also happens to know nothing about the crypto magnate he just pardoned—even though he’s funneling billions to the Trump family’s crypto venture. Plus, Dems are definitely united in wanting the party to show some cojones, Republicans are trying some rage bait against Mamdani, and the ‘strong’ president who won a ‘big’ mandate has not been invited to campaign the night before tomorrow’s elections.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with Ryan Goodman
Monday's "Morning Shots"
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Catherine Rampell: Who Are the Socialists Now?
It’s hard to find a better example of seizing the means of production than our government seizing an equity stake in a company—which Trump keeps doing over and over again. And what do the diehard Republican capitalists have to say about all this socializing of the private sector? Nothing, of course. But they definitely were up in arms over Bill Kristol saying he’d probably vote for Mamdani if he still lived in NYC, and that voting for Cuomo was ridiculous. Plus, the crypto-based bribery of Trump and his family is flourishing, SNAP cuts and Head Start closures will have a big impact on rural areas, businesses have been trying to find ways to lower their tariff burden since Trump won last November, and the potential ties between recent layoffs and the AI arms race.
The Bulwark’s Catherine Rampell joins Tim Miller for the Halloween weekend pod.
show notes
Tim's playlist
Tim's Halloween playlist
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