Karen Tumulty
Special guest
Karen Tumulty is a columnist for The Washington Post. In her previous role as a national political correspondent for the newspaper, she received the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. She joined The Post in 2010 from Time magazine, where she had held the same title. During her more than 15 years at Time, Tumulty wrote or co-wrote more than three dozen cover stories. She also held positions with Time as congressional correspondent and White House correspondent.
Before joining Time in 1994, Tumulty spent 14 years at the Los Angeles Times, where she covered a wide variety of beats. During her time there, she reported on Congress, business, energy and economics from Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. Tumulty is a native of San Antonio, where she began her career at the now-defunct San Antonio Light. Tumulty holds a bachelor of journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Karen Tumulty has been a guest on 5 episodes.
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Karen Tumulty: At Least One Party Kicked the Extremists Out
February 17th, 2022 | 42 mins 53 secs
Progressives revolted against progressives in San Francisco — and that could have national implications. Meanwhile, Republicans stand for only one thing, and they're shrinking their base. The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Karen Tumulty on Facebook, the Debt Ceiling, and Sinema
October 5th, 2021 | 43 mins 20 secs
arizona, bannon, biden, charlie sykes, debt ceiling, facebook, karen tumulty, maga, pence, reconciliation, sinema, social safety net, the washington post
Steve Bannon is gearing up for the MAGA Revenge Tour, Mike Pence is talking like he went to a re-education camp, and Democratic activists seem to be relying on some good old-fashioned sexism to go after Kyrsten Sinema. The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast, and shares her predictions on the reconciliation bill and the debt ceiling."
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Karen Tumulty: How Presidents Survive
August 26th, 2021 | 48 mins 47 secs
On today's podcast, the Washington post's Karen Tumulty joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Kristi Noem, the debate over refugees and vaccines, and the history of presidential FUBARS.
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Karen Tumulty: McCarthy, Stefanik, and the Reagans
May 10th, 2021 | 43 mins 31 secs
elise stefanik, house gop, kevin mccarthy, liz cheney, nancy reagan, reagan ranch, yaf
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Karen Tumulty joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the House GOP leadership fight, and her new book, The Triumph of Nancy Reagan.
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Karen Tumulty: RonJon, Tucker, and Nancy
February 24th, 2021 | 43 mins 44 secs
joe manchin, nancy reagan, neera tanden, ron johnson, tucker carlson
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Karen Tumulty from the Washington Post joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Ron Johnson's conspiracy theories about the insurrection, Tucker's QAnon denialism, and the Triumph of Nancy Reagan.