The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
We found 10 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast with the tag “congress”.
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Manchin Puts Coal in the Democrats' Stockings
December 20th, 2021 | 39 mins 22 secs
adam kinzinger, bbb, biden, build back better, child tax credit, congress, covid, crime, democrats, fox news, infrastructure, jan. 6 committee, liz cheney, lock her up, manchin, messaging, official proceeding, omicron, pelosi, rapid tests, republicans, trump, us code 1512, west virginia
Democrats are furious with Manchin, but they still need him to pass a voting rights bill. Plus, while Biden readies for his big Covid speech, the man who brought us "lock her up" sounds nervous about the Jan. 6 committee. Mona Charen joins guest host Sarah Longwell on today's episode.
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Amy Walter: Our Political Known Unknowns
December 1st, 2021 | 44 mins 44 secs
abortion, abortion rights, afghanistan, august, biden, congress, congressional districts, covid, democrats, governors, lockdown, mandates, midterms, poll numbers, pro-choice, pro-life, redistricting, republicans, roe v wade, school children, school kids, senate candidates, supreme court, travel bans, trump, vaccinated
Just as we thought we were turning the corner on Covid, a new variant is bringing travel restrictions and heightening anxiety about the future. Is Biden in a no-win situation? The Cook Political Report's Amy Walter joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Bill Kristol: Fetishizing Political Violence
November 22nd, 2021 | 47 mins 14 secs
ambassadors, assassination, big lie, bret baier, congress, disinformation, fox news, jfk, jonah goldberg, kennedy, kenosha, kyle rittenhouse, november 22, racism, second amendment, senate, stephen hayes, tucker, waukesha
We are in a dangerous moment when members of the political class celebrate violence and fetishize guns. Plus, contemplating an America if JFK had not been assassinated. Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Ian Bassin: Putting Democracy First
October 14th, 2021 | 44 mins 12 secs
charlie sykes, congress, democracy in crisis, gop, ian bassin, school board meetings, trump
Our democracy is in a crisis, but there's also a growing movement across the country to join forces to fight for it. Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Jonathan Greenblatt on the Explosion of Anti-Jewish Violence
May 28th, 2021 | 44 mins 54 secs
antisemitism, congress, democrats, republicans
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jonathan Greenblatt joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the explosion of anti-Semitism in the U.S., and how certain public figures are clearly inflaming tensions, normalizing hate, or ignoring their colleagues who are.
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Amanda Carpenter on Gaslighting and the Big Lie
May 13th, 2021 | 50 mins 35 secs
congress, gop, insurrection, kevin mccarthy, liz cheney, trump, trumpism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s hot mess and why we should be optimistic when everything seems so dumb.
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Bill Kristol on Biden and Big Government
April 29th, 2021 | 43 mins 1 sec
big government, congress, economics, economy, first 100 days, joe biden, president, rudy giuliani, speech, spending, ukraine
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about President Biden’s address to Congress, his first 100 days, the economy, and Rudy Giuliani's bad day.
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David Priess on the Worldwide Threat Briefing
April 13th, 2021 | 49 mins 24 secs
2024, after trump, congress, gop, hearings, intelligence, intelligence community, lawfare, nikki haley, podcast, tucker carlson, worldwide threat briefing
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter sits in for Charlie Sykes to talk with David Priess about the Worldwide Threat Briefing and why it’s important, plus discuss about 2024 and the GOP’s institutional amnesia.
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Bill Kristol on the GOP's Fundraising Scams
April 9th, 2021 | 44 mins 45 secs
appropriations, book, congress, fundraising, gop, infrastructure, john boehner, legislation, nrcc, president biden, rnc, winred
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s fundraising scams, John Boehner’s new book, and President Biden’s infrastructure bill.
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Mona Charen on Freedom and Responsibility
March 30th, 2021 | 52 mins 34 secs
andrew cuomo, chauvin trial, congress, covid-19, deborah birx, democrats, donald trump, george floyd, gop, joe biden
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Mona Charen joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP's response to COVID-19, how Trump-era officials are trying to spin their role in the botched response, and Cuomogeddon and the Chauvin trial.