Bulwark Takes

Bill Kristol is joined by Julia Curlee, a former CIA intelligence officer and National Security Council official who served in the Trump White House during its first two months, to discuss the Nvidia China chips scandal, the espionage concerns surrounding it, and why it matters for U.S. national security.

Will Saletan examines the Trump administration’s response to the nationwide air traffic control meltdown, as thousands of flights were canceled and officials scrambled to blame Congress, Democrats, and past administrations. But their own explanations don't add up. Trump promised a sweeping overhaul, Sean Duffy claimed the money was enough, and now the administration is pointing fingers over a system it was supposed to fix. The more they try to shift responsibility, the more their own record comes into focus.

Andrew Egger is joined by Jonathan Cohn to look at the next big health care fight facing Democrats. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has made Donald Trump a bizarre offer: support Medicare for All and get to put your name on it. As ridiculous as the idea sounds, Trump's willingness to embrace government intervention in health care raises some interesting questions about what might actually be possible. Plus, Jonathan explains the three camps emerging in the Democratic Party's debate, where Bernie Sanders and more moderate Democrats might find common ground, and the reforms they could realistically pursue over the next two years.
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Ukraine is finding ways around Elon Musk's Starlink restrictions, and Moscow isn't happy. Michael Weiss and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos discuss Trump's chaotic diplomacy with Putin, Europe's growing distrust of the U.S., and the escalating Nvidia espionage scandal.
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Just days before Kalshi parted ways with Donald Trump Jr., Catherine Rampell sat down with CEO Tarek Mansour for a wide-ranging conversation about the booming prediction market industry. They discuss why Kalshi hired the president’s son, the risks of insider trading and election manipulation, whether political betting is really different from gambling, and the legal battles that could determine the industry’s future.
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