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Texas Primary Results! Megyn Kelly Turns on Trump?!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com [https://www.thebulwark.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Sarah, Tim and JVL went live to cover the Texas primary runoff election, Megyn Kelly (maybe?) turning against Trump, and much more. 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 [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-do-i-add-a-bulwark-member-only], ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores.

Trump Could Tarnish the GOP for YEARS to Come

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com [https://www.thebulwark.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Live from LA! Tim, Sarah, and Sam debate whether Democrats should just “let Trump cook” as his approval numbers crater, Republicans start breaking ranks, and the MAGA coalition begins to fracture. Plus: Rubio takes heat over Iran, the gang ranks Trump’s worst cabinet members, and they roast Trump’s gaudy gold makeover of Washington. 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 [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-do-i-add-a-bulwark-member-only], ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores. You can find The Next Level wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube [http://youtube.com/@bulwarkmedia]. Add The Next Level to your podcast player of choice, here [https://www.thebulwark.com/s/thenextlevel]. And help more people find this show by leaving us a review and ⭐⭐⭐⭐ wherever you listen.

Should the Next Democrat Punish Red States? JVL Says... Maybe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com [https://www.thebulwark.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller discuss the Virginia redistricting ruling, what it means for elections this November, and whether Democrats need to start playing as dirty as their opponents. Plus: the Iran war is a strategic catastrophe that most Americans don't understand yet, and what Bob Kagan—the man who cheered on every Middle East intervention—now thinks about where this is all heading. And Marjorie Taylor Greene has moved to Costa Rica. Seriously. 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 [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-do-i-add-a-bulwark-member-only], ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores. You can find The Next Level wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube [http://youtube.com/@bulwarkmedia]. Add The Next Level to your podcast player of choice, here [https://www.thebulwark.com/s/thenextlevel]. And help more people find this show by leaving us a review and ⭐⭐⭐⭐ wherever you listen.

This is The Stupidest War You Can Possibly Imagine

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com [https://www.thebulwark.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Sam Stein (filling in for JVL) discuss the Trump administration’s assertion that the effort to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz is "separate and distinct" from the larger war effort in Iran. Plus, they get into the drama over Ken Martin’s time as DNC chair, the effect the Supreme Court’s recent voting rights ruling might have on the midterms, the wisdom of Senate Republicans allocating $1 billion for the ballroom Trump promised would be completed without public money and how the Senate battleground his shaping up for Democrats this fall. Bonus: Tim coins a new term for presidents hitting historically bad polling numbers."The YOLO Presidency [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/donald-trump-legacy-history/686817/]" by Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer 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 [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-do-i-add-a-bulwark-member-only], ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores. You can find The Next Level wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube [http://youtube.com/@bulwarkmedia]. Add The Next Level to your podcast player of choice, here [https://www.thebulwark.com/s/thenextlevel]. And help more people find this show by leaving us a review and ⭐⭐⭐⭐ wherever you listen.

Trump Indicts Comey—AGAIN

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com [https://www.thebulwark.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Sarah, Tim and JVL went LIVE for this episode of The Next Level to cover yet another indictment of former FBI Director James Comey by the Trump administration. Plus an attempted shooting at the WHCD and The Bulwark’s own Ben Parker breaks news! Read Ben Parker’s exclusive reporting on Trump’s plan to put his own face on U.S. passports [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-state-dept-finalizing-plan]. Read JVL’s Triad newsletter [https://www.thebulwark.com/s/thetriad]. 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 [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-do-i-add-a-bulwark-member-only], ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App—available now in the Apple and Google App stores. You can find The Next Level wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube [http://youtube.com/@bulwarkmedia]. Add The Next Level to your podcast player of choice, here [https://www.thebulwark.com/s/thenextlevel]. And help more people find this show by leaving us a review and ⭐⭐⭐⭐ wherever you listen.