This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim, Sarah, and JVL are all together in-studio. It turns out things are so bad for the GOP, even JVL is hopeful. They discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene calling BS on the GOP's 'caravan' tactic, whether Pete Hegseth could be the administration's fall guy for the Iran war, and a new Marist poll showing Democrats with an almost-too-good-to-be-true lead on the generic congressional ballot.Later: Did Scott Jennings REALLY talk to Mitch McConnell for 30 minutes? Can Democrats get to 56 Senate seats? The gang has thoughts on how Democrats should handle oversight investigations in 2027. Plus: Bo French is racist AND wants mass executions, and finally: the gang discusses some interesting rumors about Candace Owens.You can help: Donate here to support the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, OH.If following all of this is making you feel like you’re losing your mind, join The Bulwark. We can’t make the news less insane, but we can help you make sense of it with smart people who haven’t lost the plot.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.Show links:* Read JVL’s Triad.* Get your copy of How to Eat an Elephant, Sarah’s first book! And join Sarah on Friday for a live AMA on Substack and YouTube. Leave your questions here. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThis bonus episode of The Next Level was recorded during Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for Springfield on Friday, September 25. Tim, Sarah, and JVL dig into the quieter tactics behind Trump’s deportation crackdown, what Sarah’s Ohio focus groups are saying about Vivek Ramaswamy, Sherrod Brown, John Husted, and Amy Acton, and just how big the 2026 Senate map could get. Plus, as conservative media struggles to defend Trump, The Trio holds a contest to see who can do a better Scott Jennings impression.You can help, too. Donate here to support the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, OH.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.Show links:* Read JVL’s Monday and Tuesday Triads on the AI race, and how our political leaders can respond.* Get your copy of How to Eat an Elephant, Sarah’s first book! And join Sarah on Friday for a live AMA on Substack and YouTube. Leave your questions here. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah's back from the book tour! The gang discusses Sarah's Focus Group Newsletter, George W. Bush's fundraiser for Republican Senate candidates (we thought he was staying out of politics?) Then they get into Trump's ban on CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO from the White House press pool, and whether we still care. Sarah also has some words about Zohran Mamdani sharing a podium with Donald Trump.Then, the gang talks about a Wall Street Journal columnist who has "TDS" (maybe not the TDS you're thinking of). Also: The FBI was investigating Susan Collins for bribery, Tim is mad at Jared Golden, and JVL wants to discuss the Department of Defense's "Gender-Affirming Care."Watch, listen, and leave a comment.Show links:* Sarah’s Focus Group Newsletter about Vivek Ramaswamy* Gerard Baker has TDS* Amy Acton ad* Propublica’s investigation into Susan Collins and her Super PAC’s donors* Get your tickets for The Bulwark's Good Fight Tour this October, coming to Charlotte, Columbia, and Atlanta. * See you in OH on Friday for Bulwark LIVE:Benefit for Springfield. Support the Haitian community through this link. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL's on the west coast for Sarah's book event, and he, Tim, and Andrew Egger discuss Mitch McConnell's triumphant (?) return to the Senate, Donald Trump casually floating conspiracy theories over the Butler, PA assassination attempt, and Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. Then, they turn their attention to a New York Times poll with some GREAT news for Democrats in the midterms (with the exception of one issue: AI). They discuss the developments from the world of AI in the last week and how our political leaders should respond. Then: Is Gavin Newsom really thinking about NOT running for president? There's a really, really, REALLY racist Republican running for Texas railroad commission, and Tim debriefs on a rather contentious interview he did on the Bulwark Daily.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.Show links:* Read JVL’s Monday and Tuesday Triads on the AI race, and how our political leaders can respond.* Get your tickets for our September 25 show in Dayton, Ohio to benefit the Springfield, OH Haitian community. * Get your copy of How to Eat an Elephant, Sarah’s first book! This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim, Sarah, and JVL discuss Trump's Labor Day Weekend with his favorite person, Corey Lewandowski's possible ‘light extortion,’ and whether Trumpworld will circle the wagons around him. Plus: why the GOP's midterm convention shows Trump losing his fastball, ABC News's bizarre framing of Rudy Giuliani's Islamophobic comments about Zohran Mamdani, and John Fetterman's total lack of interest in doing the job of a U.S. senator.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.Show links:* Get your tickets for The Bulwark's Good Fight Tour this October, coming to Charlotte, Columbia, and Atlanta. Pete Buttigieg is joining us in Charlotte on October 18. * Get your copy of How to Eat an Elephant and help push Ted Effing Cruz out of the top spot on the NY Times Best Sellers list. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim, Sarah, and JVL discuss the U.S. Supreme Court letting Trump’s ballroom go ahead (for now), why JVL thinks John Roberts is the Susan Collins of the Supreme Court, and whether Sarah is warming up to tearing down the ballroom in 2029. Plus: Trump says Kristen Welker should be punished for pointing out that his endorsed candidates are losing more often, and JVL wonders whether Republicans will have to be an anti-Canada party now. Later: The gang discusses Bari Weiss’s kinda racist headline about Abdul El-Sayed’s past tweets, why elected Republicans around the country (but especially Ken Paxton) are feeling depressed about their midterm prospects, and an absolutely wild story about a Florida congressional candidates in today’s Morning Shots.If you have pre-ordered Sarah’s book (THANK YOU!) and want a signed bookplate for your copy of How To Eat an Elephant, fill out this online form. Sarah has been signing bookplates all summer and wants to make sure this Bulwark community gets first dibs. St. Martin’s Press will send out bookplates after the book is published on September 8, free of charge. Supplies are limited.Show links:Read JVL’s TriadRead Andrew Egger’s Morning Shots* Get your tickets for The Bulwark's Good Fight Tour this October, coming to Charlotte, Columbia, and Atlanta.* Sarah's How to Eat an Elephant book tour kicks off this week! Last chance for tickets to her D.C book talk with Kara Swisher and NYC show with JVL at 92NY.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim, Sarah, and JVL are back together for a JAM-PACKED show. They discuss:-Dolly Parton's passing and her legacy.-America's war (not the Iran war, our trade war with Canada), and why the rest of the world can't count on American anymore--even if Democrats win in 2028.-Sarah's Focus Group Podcast episode from Georgia--which Tim found pleasant (for once).-The South Carolina primary runoff, and whether having Donald Trump's endorsement is enough to put a political novice in the Senate.-The first U.S. measles deaths of the year in Pennsylvania.-Does the Trump administration want to demolish the Kennedy Center? Do WE want them to?-Why MAGA media is talking about the WNBA and trans issues so much.-Finally: They discuss JVL's Monday Triad about Trump's completely crazy relationship with Natalie Harp.Read JVL's TriadGet your tickets for The Bulwark's Good Fight Tour this October, coming to Charlotte, Columbia, and Atlanta.Get your tickets to Sarah's How to Eat an Elephant book tour in September! Her Chicago stop with Axe goes on sale for everyone Thursday. Watch, listen, and leave a comment.This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Click the learn about setting up this show, ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim, JVL, and Andrew Egger discuss:-(Yet another) story of a former Trump voter seeing a loved one run into the immigration policies he voted for.-The faux outrage from MAGA-world at Sen. Jon Ossoff pointing out that Donald Trump and Natalie Harp travel together a lot.-Karoline Leavitt leaving the White House, and who might come next.-The Florida primary, and how Florida could become competitive in the fall.-Pete Hegseth traveling to Iowa. Is HE running?Plus:-Andrew breaks down the latest weird trend on right wing twitter: Postpartum Depression truthers.-Tim welcomes Nancy Mace to the YouTube content game.Bulwark LIVE: The Good Fight Tour is heading to the Southeast in October. Join Sarah, Tim, JVL and more for a night of politics among friends Oct 16-20.Presale links by location:* Get tickets for Columbia, South Carolina stop on October 16* Get tickets for Charlotte, North Carolina stop on October 18* Get tickets for Atlanta, Georgia stop on October 20To snag your seats today—upgrade now and then head to TheBulwark.com/Events to access the presale.Get your tickets to Sarah's How to Eat an Elephant book tour in September! Her Chicago stop with Axe is on sale now.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim, Sarah, and JVL are BACK TOGETHER after a month apart. They discuss:-Bill Cassidy’s pathetic, weepy floor speech before casting the deciding vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.-What Tucker Carlson is up to these days…from interviewing Hunter Biden, to a monologue that sounds a LOT like the prelude to a presidential campaign.-DSA-aligned Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, and the stakes of experimenting with a DSA-aligned candidate in a swing state like Wisconsin.-Democrats like AOC saying that ‘Woke 1 was crazy,’ and how much of an ‘apology’ Democrats owe for ‘Woke 1.’-Sarah is raring to talk about the WNBA and its growing role in America’s culture wars.Read JVL’s criminally neglected Triad newsletter: Get your tickets to Sarah's How to Eat an Elephant book tour in September! Her Chicago stop with Axe goes on sale for everyone Thursday. Watch, listen, and leave a comment.This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Click the learn about setting up this show, ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah’s on vacation, so Sam, Tim, and JVL discuss:-Live results from the (unexpectedly close) Michigan Senate primary, and discuss what an Abdul El-Sayed or Haley Stevens win would mean for November.-The horrifying child abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller, and his disastrous CNN interview.-Trump’s anger at Jeanine Pirro after she dropped vandalism charges related to the reflecting pool.-Todd Blanche advancing out of the Senate Judiciary Committee-Finally, they discuss JVL’s triad about democratic socialists (meh) versus social democrats (better), and how Democrats can stop letting Republicans set the narrative of this election.