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Sarah Longwell’s buzzy startup, the Bulwark, is attracting investors including James and Kathryn Murdoch and Melinda French Gates on.wsj.com/4vr9lDL
Appealing to the “politically homeless” Never-Trumper Sarah Longwell’s news site is on track to increase its revenue by 50% this year.
Sarah Longwell’s buzzy startup, the Bulwark, is attracting investors including James and Kathryn Murdoch and Melinda French Gates
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New Focus Group Podcast: 7x guest Amy Walter returns to talk about the depressed corner of the GOP base, and what it may portend for the midterms. It’s a fun one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGza...
Trump’s Base Might Stay Home (w/ Amy Walter) | Focus Group
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Derrick Van Orden: "President Donald J. Trump is the president of peace. We don't want another war. We don't want to get into an endless war. We don't want to do regime changing nation-building anymore… Trump has my absolute 100% confidence that he's gonna do what's right."
A very special secret pod today! With some personal news that has nothing to do with Stephen Miller. www.thebulwark.com/p/did-stephe...
Did Stephen Miller Just Pull Off a Palace Coup?
JVL and Sarah Longwell discuss the chaotic firing of Kristi Noem after a disastrous hearing, the MAGA infighting that may have taken her down, and what it says about how Trump runs his administration.
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Trump spent the last 8 months saying that "the nuclear threat of Iran was totally obliterated" by Operation Midnight Hammer which "set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years to come." Were they lying then or are they lying now?
New York Post @nypost.com · 5mo agoIran 'a week away' from bomb-grade material, Witkoff warns as Trump weighs options
Q: "President Trump promised grocery prices would come down. How do you respond to those who look at you and say Republicans have failed?" Rep. Ryan Mackenzie: "When it comes to grocery prices in particular, it's a challenge."
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is speaking out!
The only consistent thing about Trump is that he's a hypocrite… Trump on a VA employee with a legal gun and a concealed carry permit: "You can't have guns…Certainly he shouldn't have been carrying a gun…I don't like the fact that he was carrying a gun that was fully loaded."
Q: "You voted yes to the full fiscal year 2026 DHS funding bill, which includes about 10 billion more in ICE funding…Why does ICE need more money?" Mike Lawler: "ICE needs more agents to be able to effectively do its job."
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." (Video: @dropsitenews.com )
New focus group pod! Marco Rubio is experiencing a rehabilitation with the GOP base, and some young men are excited about taxing OnlyFans. Meanwhile, JD Vance is still on the struggle bus with swing voters, especially women. W/ @willsommer.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Heebie Jeebie GOP (with Will Sommer)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 01/24/2026 · 41m
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Trump: "We will cut your energy prices in half. Mark it down. And you can get very angry at me if we don't do it. Within 12 months your energy prices will be cut in half." Well, it's been 12 months and energy prices are up. We're angry.
Sarah Matthews: "Trump today was posting about how Jack Smith was a deranged animal. Obviously, if you watch the hearing or caught any of the clips, you saw that he was anything but that— he is a noble public servant who is just doing his job."
Q: Would you impeach Trump if he invades Greenland? Mike Lawler: "Look, I'm not going to get into that. The bottom line here is the president is the commander in chief. He's well within his authorities when it comes to foreign policy."
Q: "Do you worry that the U.S. is straining these critically important relationships with our NATO allies?" Mike Lawler: "The president's been on the world stage for over a decade now. I think people certainly understand his use of social media as a means to spur conversation."
PROMISED: "Nice steak" DELIVERED: "A piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing."
Q: "Trump is now threatening to institute the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Do you think that's what the state needs?" Brian Fitzpatrick: *doesn't answer* Q: "Do you have concerns about the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act?" Brian Fitzpatrick: *doesn't answer*
Q: Is Trump taking over Greenland a priority for your constituents? Mike Lawler: "There are real world consequences to inaction and inactivity in our hemisphere."
ICE says they're "looking for individuals with integrity and courage…who aspire to the highest standards of performance…Agents must be in excellent physical condition and able to tolerate environmental stresses." How's that going?
“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.” “The 2020 election was stolen.” “January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.” “She’s a domestic terrorist.” “I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.” “No new foreign entanglements.” Lies. All lies.
Geoff Duncan: "Second place trophies aren't gonna solve any of the problems that we talked about. It's been nearly 30 years since a Democrat has been elected Governor of Georgia… It's because we haven't gotten enough votes. It's time Democrats step up and win this election."
2025 Bondi should take some notes from 2011 Bondi! Bondi in 2011: " It's all about transparency in government, but some [document] requests are voluminous…But we do our best to almost drop everything and comply with public records request as soon as possible."
This week on The Focus Group Podcast I talked to @thebulwark.com's resident healthcare expert @citizencohn.bsky.social about MAHA. We hear from MAHA voters about what motivates them and what they really believe — including their spectrum of views about vaccines. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
MAGA's 'Crunchy' Surprise (with Jonathan Cohn)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 12/20/2025 · 49m
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"I don't know." For a White House that claims Trump is involved in every policy decision, there's a lot he doesn't know about...
NEW: For veterans like Ronn, cuts to the VA are a matter of life or death. "Donald Trump's cuts to the VA are killing soldiers"
JD Vance and Donald Trump give themselves an “A + + + + +” on the economy. Americans disagree. Across the country, people are speaking out and sharing how they’re struggling under Trump’s disastrous economy. Watch @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social:
NEW: Kirsten's daughter has Down syndrome and faces a 50% chance of developing Alzheimer's. Trump's cuts to the NIH are ripping away her future. "Even a disruption of a few weeks or months can delay discovery by years."
"We should take over the oil fields. It's very easy to do." Donald Trump promised to be a peacetime president. So why is he preparing for a regime change war in Venezuela?